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encompassest

encompassest is the second-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.

Origin of encompassest

From encompass + -est.

Questions about encompassest

What is encompassest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Encompassest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of encompass.

Words near encompassest in the dictionary

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

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