verb
Meaning 1
To form a circle around; to encircle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
encompass
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/
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UK: /ən-/
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US: /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/
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US: /-ˈkɑmpəs/
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US: /ɛn-/
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Australian: /ɪnˈkɐmpəs/
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New-Zealand: /ənˈkɐmpəs/
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verb
Meaning 2
To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: embrace
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: comprehend
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Drake encompassed the globe.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds
- this should cover everyone in the group
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: embrace, comprehend, cover
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: include
History
Etymology
From Middle English encompassen. By surface analysis, en- + compass.
Across languages
Translations
103 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: обкръжавам (obkrǎžavam) — encircle
- Chinese Mandarin: 包围 (bāowéi) — encircle
- Esperanto: ĉirkaŭi — encircle
- Finnish: ympäröidä — encircle
- French: encercler — encircle
- Georgian: გარშემოვლება (garšemovleba) — encircle
- German: umschließen — encircle
- German: umgeben — encircle
- German: umfassen — encircle
- Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (biwaibjan) — encircle
- Greek: περικυκλώ (perikykló) — encircle
- Irish: timpeallaigh — encircle
- Italian: circondare — encircle
- Middle English: compassen — encircle
- Polish: otaczać — encircle
- Polish: otoczyć — encircle
- Portuguese: cercar — encircle
- Portuguese: circundar — encircle
- Russian: окружа́ть (okružátʹ) — encircle
- Russian: окружи́ть (okružítʹ) — encircle
- Sanskrit: वेवेष्टि (veveṣṭi) — encircle
- Spanish: circundar — encircle
- Swedish: inringa — encircle
- Bulgarian: обхващам (obhvaštam) — surround
- Bulgarian: заобикалям (zaobikaljam) — surround
- Chinese Mandarin: 围绕 — surround
- Danish: omfatte — surround
- Dutch: omvatten — surround
- Esperanto: ĉirkaŭi — surround
- Faroese: fevna um — surround
- Finnish: ympäröidä — surround
- Finnish: sisältää — surround
- French: entourer — surround
- Georgian: გარშემორტყმა (garšemorṭq̇ma) — surround
- German: umfassen — surround
- German: enthalten — surround
- German: einschließen — surround
- Greek: περικλείω (perikleío) — surround
- Greek: περιβάλλω (perivállo) — surround
- Ancient Greek: περιέχω (periékhō) — surround
- Icelandic: felast — surround
- Italian: racchiudere — surround
- Italian: comprendere — surround
- Northern Kurdish: dorpêç kirin — surround
- Middle English: encompassen — surround
- Middle English: compassen — surround
- Norwegian Bokmål: omfatte — surround
- Norwegian Nynorsk: omfatta — surround
- Old English: bebūgan — surround
- Portuguese: rodear — surround
- Portuguese: circundar — surround
- Portuguese: conter — surround
- Russian: охва́тывать (oxvátyvatʹ) — surround
- Russian: охвати́ть (oxvatítʹ) — surround
- Sanskrit: वेवेष्टि (veveṣṭi) — surround
- Spanish: rodear — surround
- Spanish: circundar — surround
- Swedish: omfatta — surround
- Bulgarian: включвам (vključvam) — include
- Bulgarian: съдържам (sǎdǎržam) — include
- Chinese Mandarin: 包含 (bāohán) — include
- Czech: zahrnovat — include
- Danish: omfatte — include
- Danish: indeholde — include
- Danish: inkludere — include
- Danish: indbefatte — include
- Dutch: bevatten — include
- Esperanto: ampleksi — include
- Finnish: käsittää — include
- Finnish: sisältää — include
- French: englober — include
- French: inclure — include
- French: comprendre — include
- French: renfermer — include
- Georgian: მოიცავს (moicavs) — include
- Georgian: მოცვა (mocva) — include
- German: umfassen — include
- German: beinhalten — include
- German: abdecken — include
- Greek: περιλαμβάνω (perilamváno) — include
- Italian: includere — include
- Italian: racchiudere — include
- Italian: circoscrivere — include
- Northern Kurdish: hindirrandin — include
- Northern Kurdish: hewandin — include
- Middle English: compassen — include
- Norwegian Bokmål: omfatte — include
- Norwegian Bokmål: inneholde — include
- Norwegian Bokmål: inkludere — include
- Polish: obejmować — include
- Portuguese: compreender — include
- Portuguese: abarcar — include
- Portuguese: englobar — include
- Russian: включа́ть (vključátʹ) — include
- Russian: включи́ть (vključítʹ) — include
- Russian: заключа́ть (zaključátʹ) — include
- Russian: заключи́ть (zaključítʹ) — include
- Russian: содержа́ть (soderžátʹ) — include
- Spanish: abarcar — include
- Spanish: englobar — include
- Swedish: omfatta — include
- Swedish: innehålla — include
- Swedish: inkludera — include