compose

Everyday

1. To compose music, a poem or a letter is to write or create it. tree →
2. To be composed of means to be made of parts: «Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen». tree →
3. To compose yourself is to calm down and control your feelings. tree →

In the lessons

In music lessons pupils compose tunes; in English lessons they compose poems and letters. In science, «composed of» tells what something is made of. In stories, «she composed herself» means she calmed down. Phrases: composed of, compose yourself, compose a letter.

Examples

• Mozart composed music when he was very young. tree →
• Our class composed a poem about the sea. tree →
• Air is composed mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. tree →
• She took a deep breath and composed herself. tree →
• Compose a letter to your local council. tree →
• The team is composed of eleven players. tree →
• There was nothing that she did not seem to know, and as for songs she not only could sing those from every part of Brittany, but could compose them herself. tree →

Note

«Composed of» = made up of (not «composed from»). A person who composes music is a «composer». «Composed» as an adjective means calm.