compost
verb/ˈkɒmpɒst/
/ˈkɑːmpəʊst/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they compost | /ˈkɒmpɒst/ /ˈkɑːmpəʊst/ |
| he / she / it composts | /ˈkɒmpɒsts/ /ˈkɑːmpəʊsts/ |
| past simple composted | /ˈkɒmpɒstɪd/ /ˈkɑːmpəʊstɪd/ |
| past participle composted | /ˈkɒmpɒstɪd/ /ˈkɑːmpəʊstɪd/ |
| -ing form composting | /ˈkɒmpɒstɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːmpəʊstɪŋ/ |
- compost something to make something into compost
- Cover the area with composted bark or peat.
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- compost something to put compost on or in somethingTopics Gardensc1
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French composte, from Latin composita, compositum ‘something put together’, feminine and neuter past participle of componere.
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