compact

CEFRC1

/kəmˈpækt/

adjective · verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Small but arranged to use space efficiently.

  2. 02

    verb

    To press something into a smaller space.

Examples

  • Cassette tapes seem to have given way to compact disks in popularity.

  • The watch on the compact disc is mine.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Agreed, contracted.

  2. To form an agreement or contract.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An agreement or contract.

More examples

In context

  • a compact laptop computer

  • a compact discourse

  • The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth.

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Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

She pressed the trash down to blank it into a smaller bin.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Latin compactum (“agreement”).