All 3 Uses of
compose
in
Me Before You
- Mum shut her eyes for a moment, as if composing herself before she spoke.
p. 12.5composing = calming or settling
- I hadn't realized that music could unlock things in you, could transport you to somewhere even the composer hadn't predicted.
p. 183.8 *composer = someone who writes music
- He took a deep breath, as if he were trying to compose himself.
p. 320.9 *compose = calm or settle
Definitions:
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(compose as in: compose a poem) to write or create something with care
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(2)
(compose as in: composed of many parts) to create something by arranging parts
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(3)
(compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Specialized senses of compose include typesetting (preparing text for printing). There are many specialized senses of composition where context tells what something is made up from. Finally, in classic literature, compose may have been used to indicate settling a dispute.