encompass

English

WOTD – 22 August 2006

Etymology

From Middle English encompassen, equivalent to en- +‎ compass.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
(transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
(transitive) To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
Drake encompassed the globe.

Synonyms

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Related terms

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Translations

encircle

Bulgarian: обкръжавам (bg) (obkrǎžavam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 包围 (zh) (bāowéi)
Finnish: ympäröidä (fi)
French: encercler (fr)
Georgian: გარშემოვლება (garšemovleba)
German: umschließen (de), umgeben (de), umfassen (de)
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Greek: περικυκλώ (perikykló)
Italian: circondare (it)
Polish: otaczać (pl) impf, otoczyć (pl) pf
Portuguese: cercar (pt), circundar (pt)
Russian: окружа́ть (ru) impf (okružátʹ), окружи́ть (ru) pf (okružítʹ)
Swedish: inringa (sv)

surround

Bulgarian: обхващам (bg) (obhvaštam), заобикалям (bg) (zaobikaljam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 围绕 (zh)
Dutch: omvatten (nl)
Faroese: fevna um
Finnish: ympäröidä (fi), sisältää (fi)
French: entourer (fr)
Georgian: გარშემორტყმა (garšemorṭq̇ma)
German: umfassen (de), enthalten (de), einschließen (de)
Greek: περικλείω (el) (perikleío), περιβάλλω (el) (perivállo)
Icelandic: felast
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Italian: racchiudere (it), comprendere (it)
Kurdish: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ku" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Norwegian:
Bokmål: omfatte (no)

Nynorsk: omfatta
Old English: bebūgan
Portuguese: rodear (pt), circundar (pt), conter (pt)
Russian: охва́тывать (ru) (oxvátyvatʹ), охвати́ть (ru) pf (oxvatítʹ)
Spanish: rodear (es), circundar (es)
Swedish: omfatta (sv)

include

Bulgarian: включвам (bg) (vključvam), съдържам (bg) (sǎdǎržam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 包含 (zh) (bāohán)
Czech: zahrnovat (cs)
Dutch: bevatten (nl)
Esperanto: ampleksi
Finnish: käsittää (fi), sisältää (fi)
French: englober (fr), inclure (fr), comprendre (fr), renfermer (fr)
Georgian: მოიცავს (moicavs), მოცვა (mocva)
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German: umfassen (de), beinhalten (de), abdecken (de)
Greek: περιλαμβάνω (el) (perilamváno)
Italian: includere (it), racchiudere (it)
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Polish: obejmować (pl) impf
Portuguese: compreender (pt), abarcar (pt), englobar (pt)
Russian: включа́ть (ru) impf (vključátʹ), включи́ть (ru) pf (vključítʹ), заключа́ть (ru) impf (zaključátʹ), заключи́ть (ru) pf (zaključítʹ), содержа́ть (ru) impf (soderžátʹ)
Spanish: abarcar (es), englobar (es)
Swedish: omfatta (sv), innehålla (sv), inkludera (sv)

References

“encompass”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“encompass”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.