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encompasses

encompasses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of encompass.

Meaning of encompass

Verb

encompass (third-person singular simple present encompasses, present participle encompassing, simple past and past participle encompassed)

  1. (transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
  2. (transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
    • his piercing inſtruments of ſight:
      Whose fiery circles beare encompaſſed
      A heauen of heauenly bodies in their Spheares:c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    embrace
  3. (transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
    • This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
    Synonyms:
    comprehend
  4. (transitive) To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
    • Drake encompassed the globe.

Questions about encompasses

What is encompasses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Encompasses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of encompass.

Words near encompasses in the dictionary

  1. encompass
  2. encompassable
  3. encompassed
  4. encompasser
  5. encompassers
  6. encompasses
  7. encompassest
  8. encompasseth
  9. encompassing
  10. encompassingly
  11. encompassment

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