ENCOMPASS


Meaning of ENCOMPASS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪnkʌmpəs ]

( encompasses, encompassing, encompassed)

1.

If something encompasses particular things, it includes them.

His repertoire encompassed everything from Bach to Schoenberg.

= embrace

VERB : V n

2.

To encompass a place means to completely surround or cover it.

The map shows the rest of the western region, encompassing nine states.

VERB : V n

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