compound

Etymology 1
Possibly from, , via or , altered under the influence of Etymology 2. .

Noun

 * 1) An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
 * 2) An enclosure for secure storage.
 * 3) A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
 * 1) A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
 * 1) A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: оградено мя́сто
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: kompleks
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, , , ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish:, bábhún, compún
 * Italian: campo di prigionìa
 * Maori: takanga, iāri, rāihe
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: огоро́женное ме́сто,
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Swedish:, ,


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: rakennuskompleksi
 * French:
 * Galician: complexo
 * German:, , ,
 * Greek:
 * Irish:, bábhún, compún
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:

Etymology 2
From, from , , from , from +.

Pronunciation

 * adj. and noun
 * adj. and noun ,
 * verb ,
 * verb ,

Adjective

 * 1) Composed of elements; not simple.
 * 2)  Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
 * 3)  An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
 * 1)  Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
 * 2)  An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
 * 1)  Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
 * 2)  An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
 * 1)  An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
 * 1)  An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: kombinita
 * Finnish:, ;
 * French:
 * German:, , ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: μίγμα
 * Indonesian:
 * Ingrian: yhissetty
 * Irish: comh-
 * Italian: ,
 * Maori: pūhui
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Ottoman Turkish: مركب
 * Persian:, همساخته,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovene: sestavljen
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: langkapin, lambalan, linambal
 * Tibetan: འདྲེས་མ

Noun

 * 1)  Anything made by combining several things.
 * 2)   A  formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
 * 3)  A  made from any combination of ingredients.
 * 4)  A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
 * 5)  A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
 * 6)  A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
 * 7) * 1989, OED2:
 * In the majority of the compounds of non- the hyphen is usually retained; but it is commonly omitted in the case of a few, such as nonconformist, nonentity, nonsense, in which the etymology has been to some extent lost sight of.
 * 1)  A, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
 * 1)  A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
 * 2) * 1989, OED2:
 * In the majority of the compounds of non- the hyphen is usually retained; but it is commonly omitted in the case of a few, such as nonconformist, nonentity, nonsense, in which the etymology has been to some extent lost sight of.
 * 1)  A, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
 * 1)  A, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:, , Verbung, , , ,
 * Greek:, ,
 * Ancient: μίγμα
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: cumasc, meascán
 * Italian:, ,
 * Malayalam:
 * Manx: covroojid
 * Maori: pūhui
 * Persian:, همساخته
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Belarusian: злучэнне
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ნაერთი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Icelandic: efnasamband
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: comhdhúil, cumasc
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: қосылыс
 * Korean:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Malay:
 * Malayalam:
 * Maori: pūhui
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: forbindelse, sambinding
 * Ottoman Turkish: مركب
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Samogitian: jongėnīs
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, , sammansatt ämne
 * Tagalog: balangkap
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: сполу́ка
 * Vietnamese: (合質)

Verb

 * 1)  To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
 * 2)  To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
 * 3)  To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
 * 4)  To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
 * 5)  To compose; to constitute.
 * 6)  To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
 * 7)  To worsen a situation.
 * 8)  Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
 * 1)  To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
 * 2)  To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
 * 3)  To compose; to constitute.
 * 4)  To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
 * 5)  To worsen a situation.
 * 6)  Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
 * 1)  To compose; to constitute.
 * 2)  To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
 * 3)  To worsen a situation.
 * 4)  Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
 * 1)  To compose; to constitute.
 * 2)  To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
 * 3)  To worsen a situation.
 * 4)  Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
 * 1)  To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
 * 2)  To worsen a situation.
 * 3)  Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
 * 1)  Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
 * 1)  Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
 * 1)  Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.

Usage notes
The usage in sense 7 above, “to worsen a situation” is widespread but not wholly accepted. The original meaning of the word (see senses 2–4) implies resolution of a problem, not worsening. It has been suggested (Fraser 1973) that the reverse usage arose by confusion with phrases such as.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:, , , , , zusammenreiben
 * Greek:, , ,
 * Hebrew: לשלב
 * Italian: mettere insieme,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Slovene: sestaviti
 * Swedish: (ihop, till, tillsammans),  (ihop, samman)


 * German: sich vergleichen, einen Vergleich schließen, durch Vergleich regeln
 * Greek:
 * Swedish:, ,


 * Bulgarian: споразумявам се
 * Finnish:
 * German:, Übereinkunft treffen, sich vergleichen
 * Greek:
 * Italian:, mettersi d'accordo
 * Swedish:, , nå , träffa , träffa


 * Maori: whakaputu


 * German: ,
 * Spanish: