Meaning

7 senses
  1. (transitive)To make by gathering pieces from various sources.

    Samuel Johnson compiled one of the most influential dictionaries of the English language.

    zusammenstellen

    собира́тьsobirátʹ, собра́тьsobrátʹ, составля́тьsostavljátʹ

  2. (transitive)To achieve (a break) by making a sequence of shots.

    Steve Davis compiled a 147.

  3. (transitive)To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.

    After I compile this program I’ll run it and see if it works.

    kompilieren

    компили́роватьkompilírovatʹ, скомпили́роватьskompilírovatʹ, откомпили́роватьotkompilírovatʹ

    use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed

  4. (intransitive)To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.

    There must be an error in my source code because it won’t compile.

    компили́роватьсяkompilírovatʹsja, скомпили́роватьсяskompilírovatʹsja

  5. (obsolete)To construct; to build.

  6. (obsolete, transitive)To contain or comprise.

  7. (obsolete)To write; to compose.

Examples

31 sentences
  1. The data hasn't been compiled yet.

    ruДанные ещё не собраны.

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  2. This data was compiled by Tom.

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  3. I spent three months compiling this data.

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  4. We should compile a list of everybody who would be willing to help.

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  5. Compiling a dictionary requires a lot of time.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
assemble from a collection:
produce executable:
be successfully processed by a compiler:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
assemble from a collection:
produce executable:

Origin

From Middle English compilen, from Old French compiler, from Latin compīlō (“to plunder”).

From Middle English compilen, from Old French compiler, from Latin compīlō (“to plunder”).

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Forms

compiles, compiling, compiled, compiled
Base formcompile · to compile
3rd person singularcompiles
Present participlecompiling
Past simplecompiled
Past participlecompiled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycompile
he, she, itcompiles

Past simpleLesson

all personscompiled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave compiled
he, she, ithas compiled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill compile

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

18 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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