encompass

«encompass» in Mova's school dictionary: to include it or cover all of it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (encompass, encompasses, encompassed, encompassing)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To encompass something is to include it or cover all of it. tree →

2) (formal) To encompass a place is to surround it completely. tree →

sense in the lessons

Exam and formal voice (the topic encompasses history and geography), science (a habitat encompassing forests and lakes), descriptions in stories (darkness encompassed them).

examples

• The project encompasses maths, art and science. tree →
• The national park encompasses mountains and lakes. tree →
• Her job encompasses teaching and coaching. tree →
• Thick fog encompassed the village. tree →
• The school's rules encompass behaviour online too. tree →
• The word «pet» encompasses dogs, cats and fish. tree →

note

Formal; everyday words: include, cover, surround. Spelling: en + compass; third person encompasses (double s + es).

In the corpora

• For Thou dost bless the righteous; O LORD, Thou dost encompass him with favour as with a shield.
• At our every step they have now encompassed us; they set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
• Many bulls have encompassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
• Who redeemeth Thy life from the pit; who encompasseth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «encompass» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.