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1 encompass
[inkʌmpəs]transitive verbobdati, obkrožiti, obkoliti, vsebovati, obsegati
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encompass — ► VERB 1) surround and have or hold within. 2) include comprehensively … English terms dictionary
encompass — I (include) verb adscribere, complecti, comprise, consist of, contain, continere, cover, embrace, hold, incorporate, span, subsume, take in associated concepts: encompass a broad cross section of the law II (surround) verb be circum … Law dictionary
encompass — verb Encompass is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑category, ↑definition Encompass is used with these nouns as the object: ↑range, ↑whole … Collocations dictionary
encompass — verb 1) the apartment buildings encompass common recreational grounds, complete with swimming pool and tennis court Syn: surround, enclose, encircle, circumscribe, bound, border; literary gird, engird; rare compass See note at circumscribe 2) the … Thesaurus of popular words
encompass — verb (T) 1 to include a wide range of ideas, subjects, etc: The study encompasses social, political, and economic aspects of the situation. 2 to completely cover or surround something: The houses encompassed about one hundred square metres … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
encompass — verb Syn: include, cover, embrace, incorporate, take in, contain, comprise, involve, deal with … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
encompass — [[t]ɪnkʌ̱mpəs[/t]] encompasses, encompassing, encompassed 1) VERB If something encompasses particular things, it includes them. [V n] ...the extra services, which start next September and encompass a wide range of special interests... [V n] His… … English dictionary
encompass — UK [ɪnˈkʌmpəs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms encompass : present tense I/you/we/they encompass he/she/it encompasses present participle encompassing past tense encompassed past participle encompassed formal a) to include a lot of people or… … English dictionary
encompass — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. to form a circle about ; enclose b. obsolete to go completely around 2. a. envelop b. include, comprehend … New Collegiate Dictionary
encompass — en|com|pass [ ın kʌmpəs ] verb transitive FORMAL to include a lot of people or things: The student debates will encompass a range of subjects. a. to include or surround an area completely: His kingdom encompassed 890 square miles … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
encompass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. surround, encircle; contain. See inclusion, environment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To surround] Syn. encircle, compass, gird, envelop; see surround 1 , 2 . 2. [To include] Syn. embrace, comprise,… … English dictionary for students