French word

comporter

Pronunciation

IPA/kɔ̃pɔʁte/

Meaning

  • verbinclude

Example

Ce dossier comporte trois photos.

This file includes three photos.

Illustration for comporter (include)

More examples

Le prêt comporte des conditions strictes.

The loan comes with strict conditions.

Core concept

A whole carries a built-in load: its parts belong to it, and consequences travel with it.

Common phrases

  • comporter un risque

    involve a risk

  • comporter des implications

    entail implications

  • comporter des conditions

    come with conditions

Similar words

inclure: To include something as part of a larger whole.
contenir: To contain or hold something inside.
impliquer: To entail or involve another matter.

Definition in French

Avoir en soi des éléments, des caractéristiques ou des parties ; signifier qu'un ensemble comprend quelque chose ou entraîne des effets associés.

Word origin

French inherited comporter through Old French from Latin comportare, whose elements are com- 'together' and portare 'carry'.

Usage tips

  • The reflexive form se comporter means 'behave', so the non-reflexive comporter is used for contents or associated effects.

Other meanings

  • entailverb

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