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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Encompass \En*com"pass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encompassed; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Encompassing.]
     To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to
     encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the
     finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the
     world. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A question may be encompassed with difficulty. --C. J.
                                                    Smith.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The love of all thy sons encompass thee. --Tennyson.
  
     Syn: To encircle; inclose; surround; include; environ;
          invest; hem in; shut up.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Encompass \En*com"pass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encompassed; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Encompassing.]
     To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to
     encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the
     finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the
     world. --Shak.
  
           A question may be encompassed with difficulty. --C. J.
                                                    Smith.
  
           The love of all thy sons encompass thee. --Tennyson.
  
     Syn: To encircle; inclose; surround; include; environ;
          invest; hem in; shut up.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  encompass
       v : include in scope; include as part of something broader; have
           as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a
           wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this
           should cover everyone in the group" [syn: embrace, comprehend,
            cover]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  encompass
     Αγγλικά vb.
     περικλείω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  encompass
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
     2 (lb en transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or
  go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
     3 (lb en transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or
  comprehensively.
     4 (lb en transitive) To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  encompass
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
     2 (lb en transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or
  go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
     3 (lb en transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or
  comprehensively.
     4 (lb en transitive) To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  encompass
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
     2 (lb en transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or
  go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
     3 (lb en transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or
  comprehensively.
     4 (lb en transitive) To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  encompass
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
     2 (lb en transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or
  go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
     3 (lb en transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or
  comprehensively.
     4 (lb en transitive) To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  encompass
     Englanti vb.
     1 ympäröidä
     2 käsittää, sisällyttää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  encompass
     Engelska vb.
     1 inringa
     2 omfatta
     3 omgiva

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Encompass /ɛŋkˈʌmpəs/
  أحط

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  encompass //ənˈkʌmpəs// //ɛnˈkɑmpəs// //ɛnˈkʌmpəs// //ɪnˈkɑmpəs// //ɪnˈkʌmpəs// 
  1. обкръжавам
  encircle
  2. включвам, съдържам
  include
  3. заобикалям, обхващам
  surround