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encompassto include comprehensively; to surround or encircle completely

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to include comprehensively; to surround or encircle completely

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/

Korean meaning: 포함하다, 아우르다; 둘러싸다

Korean pronunciation: 인-컴-퍼스 (강세: 컴)

Example Sentences

  • My mom's diet plan encompasses everything except the food she actually wants to eat.
  • The university's curriculum encompasses both traditional subjects and modern technology.
  • His knowledge of video games encompasses every title from 1980 to present, but he can't remember where he put his keys.

encompass

VERB

//ɪnˈkʌmpəs//

to include comprehensively; to surround or encircle completely

encompass concept
💡 Concept

A massive circular wall expands outward to encompass scattered objects, pulling everything inside its boundary into one unified space.

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encompass rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Encompass the compass, draw the line across us, everything inside — nothing left to cost us.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixen--
Rootcompass

Origin

From Middle English and Old French 'encompasser', derived from the prefix 'en-' (meaning 'to cause to be in') combined with 'compass' (meaning 'to go around' or 'to encircle'), which itself comes from Old French 'compasser' meaning 'to measure'.

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🎵Rhyme

compasstrespass
compass
trespass

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's diet plan encompasses everything except the food she actually wants to eat.

The university's curriculum encompasses both traditional subjects and modern technology.

😄 Fun example

His knowledge of video games encompasses every title from 1980 to present, but he can't remember where he put his keys.

The project encompasses multiple phases of development over three years.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

includecompriseembracecontaincover

Antonyms

excludeomitignore

Related

comprehensiveextensivesurroundencircle