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- Dictionaryencompass/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/
verb
- 1. surround and have or hold within: "this area of London encompasses Piccadilly to the north and St James's Park to the south" Similar
- 2. cause to take place: archaic "an act designed to encompass the death of the king"
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encompass | American Dictionary. verb [ T ] us / ɪnˈkʌm·pəs / Add to word list. to include several different things: The plan encompasses repaving the street and planting 40 new trees. (Definition of encompass from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. a. : include, comprehend. a plan that encompasses a number of aims. b. : envelop. 2. a. : to form a circle about : enclose. b. obsolete : to go completely around. 3. : bring about, accomplish. encompass a task. encompassment. in-ˈkəm-pə-smənt. en- also -ˈkäm-
Encompass means to contain. When you see the word, picture a campus which encompasses lecture halls, a football field, a medical center, a dining hall and some parking lots. Encompass can be used when talking about anything that contains something else.
to include different types of things: The festival is to encompass everything from music, theater, and ballet to literature, cinema, and the visual arts. Synonyms. cover. embrace. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Including and containing. absorptive capacity. accessibly.
1. verb. If something encompasses particular things, it includes them. The extra services encompass a wide range of special interests. [VERB noun] His repertoire encompassed everything from Bach to Schoenberg. [VERB noun] Synonyms: include, hold, involve, cover More Synonyms of encompass. 2. verb.
Definition of encompass verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Encompass definition: to form a circle about; encircle; surround. See examples of ENCOMPASS used in a sentence.
ENCOMPASS definition: to include a lot of things, ideas, places, etc: . Learn more.
1. To form a circle or ring around; encircle. 2. To enclose; envelop: "The blackness of the eternal night encompassed me" (Edgar Allan Poe). 3. To have as part of something larger; include: a galaxy encompassing billions of stars. See Synonyms at include. en·com′pass·ment n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
1. If something encompasses particular things, it includes them. [...] 2. To encompass a place means to completely surround or cover it. [...] More. Conjugations of 'encompass' present simple: I encompass, you encompass [...] past simple: I encompassed, you encompassed [...] past participle: encompassed. More. Synonyms of 'encompass'
