How to Pronounce "compile"
word
kəmˈpaɪɫ
kuhm-PILE
kəmpˈaɪl
kuhm-PILE
Definition
To collect information or items from different places and put them together in an organized way. In computing, it also means to turn code into a program.
IPA Transcription
American English
kəmˈpaɪɫ
British English
kəmpˈaɪl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
kuhm-PILE
UK
kuhm-PILE
Listen in Context
She will compile a list of all the guests for the wedding.
Can you compile the data from these surveys?
The program won’t work unless you compile the code first.
It takes a lot of time to compile all these statistics by hand.