Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To form a circle around; to encircle.

    umschließen, umgeben, umfassen

    окружа́тьokružátʹ, окружи́тьokružítʹ

  2. (transitive)To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.

    umfassen, enthalten, einschließen

    охва́тыватьoxvátyvatʹ, охвати́тьoxvatítʹ, включа́тьvključátʹ

    include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

  3. (transitive)To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.

    This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.

  4. (transitive)To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.

    Drake encompassed the globe.

Examples

19 sentences
  1. A million years encompasses a thousand millennia.

    deEine Million Jahre umfasst tausend Jahrtausende.

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  2. The law of life encompasses the law of death.

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  3. The night was silent, and the darkness was all-encompassing.

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  4. Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.

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  5. Artificial intelligence is a broad field encompassing numerous technologies and applications.

    ruИскусственный интеллект — это широкая область, охватывающая многочисленные технологии и сферы применения.

    deDie künstliche Intelligenz ist ein weites Gebiet, das zahlreiche Techniken und Anwendungen umfasst.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
encircle:
surround:
include:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
encircle:
surround:
include:

Origin

From Middle English encompassen. By surface analysis, en- + compass.

From Middle English encompassen. By surface analysis, en- + compass.

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Forms

encompasses, encompassing, encompassed, encompassed
Base formencompass · to encompass
3rd person singularencompasses
Present participleencompassing
Past simpleencompassed
Past participleencompassed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyencompass
he, she, itencompasses

Past simpleLesson

all personsencompassed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave encompassed
he, she, ithas encompassed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill encompass

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory:embracecomprehendcover

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
encompass — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto