compound

B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

Also spelled incompounded

US /ˈkɑmˈpaʊnd/ UK /ˈkɒmˈpaʊnd/ See IPA manual

Freq #5840

Meanings

1

noun
a substance made by combining two or more elements or ingredients

Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
2

adj
made up of two or more parts

"Bookcase" is a compound word made from "book" and "case".
3

noun
an area with a group of buildings inside a fence or wall

The family lived in a guarded compound outside the city.
4

verb
to make a problem or bad situation worse

Heavy rain compounded the difficulties faced by the rescue team.

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2 adj · made up of two or more parts composite

Word family

Forms compoundedcompoundingcompoundsuncompounded

Derived forms biocompoundcocompoundcocompoundingcompoundablecompoundercompoundhoodcompoundlycompoundnesscryocompounddecompoundexocompoundmesocompound

Etymology

From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).

*tḱey- Proto-Indo-European compounen Middle English componre Middle French componō Latin com- Latin

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# compound

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑmˈpaʊnd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒmˈpaʊnd/
**Frequency rank:** 5840

## Meanings
1. a substance made by combining two or more elements or ingredients
2. made up of two or more parts
3. an area with a group of buildings inside a fence or wall
4. to make a problem or bad situation worse

## Examples
- Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
- "Bookcase" is a compound word made from "book" and "case".
- The family lived in a guarded compound outside the city.
- Heavy rain compounded the difficulties faced by the rescue team.

## Derived Forms
- biocompound
- cocompound
- cocompounding
- compoundable
- compounder
- compoundhood
- compoundly
- compoundness
- cryocompound
- decompound
- exocompound
- mesocompound

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *tḱey-
- Root: compounen
- Root: componre
- Root: componō
- Root: com-

## Etymology
From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).

## AI Etymology
compound is an adjective, verb, and noun. It is from Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”). Historical forms in the chain include *tḱey- (Proto-Indo-European), compounen (Middle English), componre (Middle French), componō (Latin), and com- (Latin). Current senses include a substance made by combining two or more elements or ingredients, made up of two or more parts, and an area with a group of buildings inside a fence or wall. Derived forms include biocompound, cocompound, cocompounding, compoundable, and compounder.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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