English Explanatory Dictionary

encompass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To form a circle around; to encircle.
  2. To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  3. To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
  4. To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/ /ən-/ /-ˈkɑmpəs/ /ɛn-/ en-us-encompass.ogg /ɪnˈkɐmpəs/ en-au-encompass.ogg /ənˈkɐmpəs/

Word forms

encompass encompasses encompassing encompassed incompass

Etymology

From Middle English encompassen. By surface analysis, en- + compass.

Synonyms

embrace comprehend

Related words

encompassment

Derived words

all-encompassing encompassable encompasser encompassingly unencompassed

Translations

Bulgarian: включвам Bulgarian: съдържам Chinese Mandarin: 包含 Czech: zahrnovat Danish: omfatte Danish: indeholde Danish: inkludere Danish: indbefatte Dutch: bevatten Esperanto: ampleksi Finnish: käsittää Finnish: sisältää French: englober French: inclure French: comprendre French: renfermer Georgian: მოიცავს Georgian: მოცვა German: umfassen German: beinhalten German: abdecken Greek: περιλαμβάνω Italian: includere Italian: racchiudere Italian: circoscrivere Northern Kurdish: hindirrandin Northern Kurdish: hewandin Middle English: compassen Norwegian Bokmål: omfatte Norwegian Bokmål: inneholde Norwegian Bokmål: inkludere Polish: obejmować Portuguese: compreender Portuguese: abarcar Portuguese: englobar Russian: включа́ть Russian: включи́ть Russian: заключа́ть Russian: заключи́ть Russian: содержа́ть Spanish: abarcar Spanish: englobar Swedish: omfatta Swedish: innehålla Swedish: inkludera
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