verb phrase · academic
be composed of
UK/biː kəmˈpəʊzd əv/US/biː kəmˈpoʊzd əv/be·com·POSED·of
to be made up of; to consist of
Examples
“The committee is composed of eight members from different departments.”
“Use 'be composed of' to list parts that form a whole in Task 1 descriptions.”
“Be careful: 'compose' (active) and 'be composed of' (passive) have different structures.”
Band 8 sentence
“The workforce is composed predominantly of part-time employees, with full-time staff accounting for only a quarter of the total.”
Collocations
- be composed of + plural noun
- be composed primarily of
- be composed of three main categories
Word family
Common mistakes
The chart composed of five parts.→The chart is composed of five parts.
The team is composed by six members.→The team is composed of six members.
Say it for a higher band
5have→6include→7+be composed of
Synonyms
consist of
be made up of
Easily confused
consist of
“The committee consists of six members.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In Comparing proportions
Learn it with its set