gồm

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [ɣom˨˩]Huế [ɣom˦˩]Saigon [ɣom˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

gồmfallinghuyền

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gồm means to comprise; to consist of; to include.

Meanings of gồm in English

Verb

to comprise, to consist of, to include

Words with gồm

bao gồm gồm ba gồm có

Example sentences with gồm

Một hộp thuốc lá gồm 20 điếu. A pack of cigarettes contains 20 of them.
Văn hoá tẩy chay gồm những gì? What does cancel culture consist of?

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, gồm could be written as 𠔮, 𡗄, 𪞍, 𠁟. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Derived from Old Chinese 含 (OC *Cə-m-kˤ[ə]m) (B-S).

Frequently asked questions

What does gồm mean in English?

gồm (verb) means "to comprise; to consist of; to include".

How do you pronounce gồm?

IPA: Hanoi [ɣom˨˩]; Saigon [ɣom˨˩]. Tones: gồm — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.