verb · neutral
compile
/kəmˈpaɪl/com·PILE
Band 7+task1task2speaking
to collect information from various sources and arrange it into a single document or list
Examples
“The researcher compiled data from five different surveys.”
“He compiled a list of recommended readings for the course.”
“The annual report was compiled by the finance department.”
Band 8 sentence
“The team compiled longitudinal data spanning two decades to analyse trends in migration and employment.”
Collocations
- compile data/statistics
- compile a list/report
Word family
compilation nouncompiler noun
Common mistakes
to compile from→compile from
compile data about something→compile data on/for/about (context matters)
Say it for a higher band
5collect→6gather/collect→7+compile
Synonyms
collect
Easily confused
collect
“We collected responses from 200 participants.”
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