compass
To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch roundTo surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.
» Tom looked at his compass.
Том посмотрел на свой компас. — sharptoothed
Том подивився на компас. — deniko
Том подивився на свій компас. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesTo surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.
охва́тыватьoxvátyvatʹ, охвати́тьoxvatítʹ, окружа́тьokružátʹ
To go about or round entirely; to traverse.
bring about; accomplish
(dated)To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.
(dated)To plot; to scheme (against someone).
Examples
86 sentencesTom looked at his compass.
Том подивився на компас. — deniko
ruТом посмотрел на свой компас. — sharptoothed
Hikers need to carry a compass with them to find their way through the woods.
Туристам, щоб знайти дорогу у лісі, потрібно брати з собою компас. — iceman
ruТуристам, чтобы найти дорогу в лесу, нужно брать с собой компас. — Hellerick
Compasses point north.
Компаси вказують на північ. — deniko
ruКомпасы указывают на север. — Wezel
deKompasse zeigen nach Norden. — raggione
I don't know how to use this compass.
ruЯ не знаю, как пользоваться этим компасом. — AntonKhorev
deIch weiß nicht, wie man diesen Kompass benutzt. — riotlake
Tom doesn't know how to use a compass.
ruТом не умеет пользоваться компасом. — marafon
deTom weiß nicht, wie man einen Kompass benutzt. — megamanenm
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English compassen (“to go around, make a circuit, draw a circle, contrive, intFrom Middle English compassen (“to go around, make a circuit, draw a circle, contrive, intend”), from Old French compasser; from the noun; see compass as a noun.
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Forms
compasses, compassing, compassed, compassedSynonyms
22 synonyms- travel around, either by plane or ship:circumnavigate
- get the meaning of something:grokget the picturecomprehendsavvydiggraspapprehend
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle