English-Thai Dictionary
compass
N ขอบ เส้น ขอบ circumference boundary kob
compass
VT ประสบผลสำเร็จ pra-sob-pon-sam-red
compass
VT วงเวียน wong-wian
compass
VT เข้าใจ comprehend understand khao-jai
compassable
ADJ ที่ เข้าใจ ได้ ti-kao-jai-dai
compassion
N ความเห็นใจ ความรู้สึก เศร้าใจ ไป กับ ความทุกข์ ของ ผู้อื่น sympathy empathy pity kwam-hen-jai
compassionate
ADJ ที่ รู้สึก เห็นใจ ที่ รู้สึก เศร้าใจ ไป กับ ความทุกข์ ของ ผู้อื่น sympathetic merciful ti-ru-suek-hen-jai
compassionately
ADV อย่าง รู้สึก เห็นอกเห็นใจ kindly pitying yang-ru-suek-hen-ook-hen-jai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COMPASS
n. 1. Stretch; reach; extent; the limit or boundary of a space, and the space included; applied to time, space, sound, etc. Our knowledge lies within a very narrow compass. The universe extends beyond the compass of our thoughts. So we say, the compass of a year, the compass of an empire, the compass of reason, the compass of the voice.
And in that compass all the world contains.
2. A passing round; a circular course; a circuit.
Time is come round;
and where I did begin, thee shall I end:
My life has run its compass.
They fetched a compass of seven days journey. 2 Kings 3:9; 2 Samuel 5:23; Acts 28:13.
3. Moderate bounds; limits of truth; moderation; due limits.
In two hundred years, (I speak within compass, ) no such commission had been executed.
This sense is the same as the first, and the peculiar force of the phrase lies in the word within.
4. The extent or limit of the voice or of sound.
5. An instrument for directing or ascertaining the course of ships at sea, consisting of a circular box, containing a paper card marked with the thirty two points of direction, fixed on a magnetic needle, that always points to the north, the variation excepted. The needle with the card turns on a pin in the center of the box. In the center of the needle is fixed a brass conical socket or cap, by which the card hanging on the pin turns freely round the center. The box is covered with glass, to prevent the motion of the card from being disturbed by the wind.
6. Compass or compasses, [or a pair of compasses, so named from its legs, but pair is superfluous or improper, and the singular number compass is the preferable name, ] an instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc. , consisting of two pointed legs or branches, made of iron, steel or brass, joined at the top by a rivet, on which they move. There are also compasses of three legs or triangular compasses, cylindrical and spherical compasses with four branches, and various other kinds.
7. An instrument used in surveying land, constructed in the main like the mariners compass; but with this difference, that the needle is not fitted into the card, moving with it, but plays alone; the card being drawn on the bottom of the box, and a circle divided into 36 degrees on the limb. This instrument is used in surveying land, and in directing travelers in a desert or forest, miners, etc.
Compass-saw, a saw with a brad edge and thin back, to cut in a circular form.
COMPASS
v.t. 1. To stretch round; to extend so as to embrace the whole; hence, to inclose, encircle, grasp or seize; as, to compass with the arms.
2. To surround; to environ; to inclose on all sides; sometimes followed by around, round or about.
Now all the blessings of a glad father compass thee about.
With favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield. Psalm 5:12.
The willows of the brook compass him about. Job 4 :22.
3. To go or walk round.
Ye shall compass the city--and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times. Joshua 6:3, 4.
For ye compass sea and land. Matthew 23:15.
4. To besiege; to beleaguer; to block up. This is not a different sense, but a particular application.
Thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side. Luke 19:43.
5. To obtain; to attain to; to procure; to bring within ones power; to accomplish.
If I can check my erring love, I will;
If not, to compass her Ill use my skill.
How can you hope to compass your designs?
6. To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot; to contrive; as we say, to go about to perform, but in mind only; as, to compass the death of the king.
Compassing and imaging the death of the king are synonymous terms; compass signifying the purpose or design of the mind or will, and not, as in common speech, the carrying such design to effect.
COMPASSED
pp. Embraced; surrounded; inclosed; obtained; imagined.
COMPASSING
ppr. 1. Embracing; going round; inclosing; obtaining; accomplishing; imagining; intending.
2. In ship-building, incurvated; arched.
COMPASSION
n. 1. A suffering with another; painful sympathy; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration. Compassion is a mixed passion, compounded of love and sorrow; at least some portion of love generally attends the pain or regret, or is excited by it. Extreme distress of an enemy even changes enmity into at least temporary affection.
He being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity. Psalm 78:38.
His father had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. Luke 15:2 .
COMPASSION
v.t.To pity.
COMPASSIONABLE
a.Deserving of pity.
COMPASSIONATE
a.Having a temper or disposition to pity; inclined to show mercy; merciful; having a heart that is tender, and easily moved by the distresses, sufferings, wants and infirmities of others. There never was a heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.
COMPASSIONATE
v.t.To pity; to commiserate; to have compassion for. Compassionates my pains and pities me.
COMPASSIONATELY
adv. With compassion; mercifully.
COMPASSIONATENESS
n.The quality of being compassionate.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COMPASS
Com "pass, n. Etym: [F. compas, fr. LL. compassus circle, prop. , a stepping together; com- + passus pace, step. See Pace, Pass. ]
1. A passing round; circuit; circuitous course. They fetched a compass of seven day's journey. 2 Kings iii. 9. This day I breathed first; time is come round, And where I did begin, there shall I end; My life is run his compass. Shak.
2. An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within the compass of an encircling wall.
3. An inclosed space; an area; extent. Their wisdom. .. lies in a very narrow compass. Addison.
4. Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination. The compass of his argument. Wodsworth.
5. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within. In two hundred years before (I speak within compass ), no such commission had been executed. Sir J. Davies.
6. (Mus. )
Defn: The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instument. You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass. Shak.
7. An instrument for determining directions upon the carth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pinting in a northerly and southerly direction. He that firat discovered the use of the compass did more for the supplying and increase of useful commodities than those who built workhouses. Locke.
8. A pair of compasses. [R.] To fix one foot of their compass wherever they please. Swift.
9. A circle; a continent. [Obs. ] The tryne compas [the threefold world containing earth, sea, and heaven. Skeat.] Chaucer. Azimuth compass. See under Azimuth. -- Beam compass. See under Beam. -- Compass card, the eircular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs. -- Compass dial, a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial to tell the hour of the day. -- Compass plane (Carp. ), a plane, convex in the direction of its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork. -- Compass plant, Compass flower (Bot. ), a plant of the American prairies (Silphium laciniatum ), not unlike a small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present their edges north and south. Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the magnet: This is the compass flower. Longefellow. -- Compass saw, a saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a curve; -- called also fret saw and keyhole saw. -- Compass timber (Shipbuilding ), curved or crooked timber. -- Compass window (Arch. ), a circular bay window or oriel window. It has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order to preserve its horizontal position. -- Surveyor's compass, an instrument used in surveying for measuring horizontal angles. See Circumferentor. -- Variation compass, a compass of delicate construction, used in observations on the variations of the needle. -- To fetch a compass, to make a circuit.
COMPASS
Com "pass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Compassing. ]Etym: [F. compasser, LL. compassare.]
1. To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of. Ye shall compass the city seven times. Josh. vi. 4. We the globe can compass soon. Shak.
2. To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to envior; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round, around, and round about. With terrors and with clamors compassed round. Milton. Now all the blessings Of a glad cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round. uke xix. 43.
3. To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's power; to obtain; to accomplish. If I can chek my erring love, I will: If not, to compass her I'll use my skill. Shak. How can you to compass your designs Denham.
4. To curve; to bend into a circular form. [Obs. except in carpentry and shipbuilding. ] Shak.
5. (Law )
Defn: To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot. Compassing and imagining the death of the king are synonymous terms; compassing signifying the purpose or design of the mind or will, and not, as in common speech, the carrying such design to effect. Blackstone.
COMPASSABLE
COMPASSABLE Com "pass *a *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being compassed or accomplished. Burke.
COMPASSED
COMPASSED Com "passed, a.
Defn: Rounded; arched. [Obs. ] She came. .. into the compassed window. Shak.
COMPASSES
COMPASSES Com "pass *es, n., pl.
Defn: An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc. , consisting of two, or (rarely ) more, pointed branches, or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move.
Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen points, pencil points, etc. ; those used for measuring without adjustable points are generally called dividers. See Dividers. Bow compasses. See Bow-compass. -- Caliber compasses, Caliper compasses. See Calipers. -- Proportional, Triangular, etc. , compasses. See under Proportional, etc.
COMPASSING
COMPASSING Com "pass *ing, a. (Shipbuilding )
Defn: Curved; bent; as, compassing timbers.
COMPASSION
Com *pas "sion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. compassio, fr. compati to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. See Patient. ]
Defn: Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration. Womanly igenuity set to work by womanly compassion. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy; condolence. See Pity.
COMPASSION
COMPASSION Com *pas "sion, v. t.
Defn: To pity. [Obs. ] Shak.
COMPASSIONABLE
COMPASSIONABLE Com *pas "sion *a *ble, a.
Defn: Deserving compassion or pity; pitiable. [R.] Barrow.
COMPASSIONATE
COMPASSIONATE Com *pas "sion *ate, a.
1. Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful. There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. South.
2. Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable. [R.] Shak.
Syn. -- Sympathizing; tender; merciful; pitiful.
COMPASSIONATE
Com *pas "sion *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compassionated; p. pr. & vb. n.Compassionating.]
Defn: To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with. Compassionates my pains, and pities me. Addison.
COMPASSIONATELY
COMPASSIONATELY Com *pas "sion *ate *ly, adv.
Defn: In a compassionate manner; mercifully. Clarendon.
COMPASSIONATENESS
COMPASSIONATENESS Com *pas "sion *ate *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being compassionate.
COMPASSLESS
COMPASSLESS Com "pass *less, a.
Defn: Having no compass. Knowles.
New American Oxford Dictionary
compass
com pass |ˈkəmpəs ˈkəmpəs | ▶noun 1 (also magnetic compass ) an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. The use of the compass for navigation at sea was reported from China c. 1100, western Europe 1187, Arabia c. 1220, and Scandinavia c. 1300, although it probably dates from much earlier. Since the early 20th century the magnetic compass has been superseded by the gyrocompass as primary equipment for ships and aircraft. 2 (also pair of compasses ) an instrument for drawing circles and arcs and measuring distances between points, consisting of two arms linked by a movable joint, one arm ending in a point and the other usually carrying a pencil or pen. 3 [ in sing. ] the range or scope of something: the event had political repercussions that are beyond the compass of this book. • the enclosing limits of an area: this region had within its compass many types of agriculture. • the range of notes that can be produced by a voice or a musical instrument: the cellos were playing in a rather somber part of their compass. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic 1 go around (something ) in a circular course: the ship wherein Magellan compassed the world. • surround or enclose on all sides: they were compassed with numerous fierce and cruel tribes. 2 contrive to accomplish (something ): he compassed his end only by the exercise of violence. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French compas (noun ), compasser (verb ), based on Latin com- ‘together ’ + passus ‘a step or pace. ’ Several senses (‘measure, ’ ‘artifice, ’ ‘circumscribed area, ’ and ‘pair of compasses ’) that appeared in Middle English are also found in Old French, but their development and origin are uncertain. The transference of sense to the magnetic compass is held to have occurred in the related Italian word compasso, from the circular shape of the compass box.
compass card
com pass card ▶noun a circular rotating card showing the 32 principal bearings, forming the indicator of a magnetic compass.
compassion
com pas sion |kəmˈpaSHən kəmˈpæʃən | ▶noun sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others: the victims should be treated with compassion. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin compassio (n- ), from compati ‘suffer with. ’
compassionate
com pas sion ate |kəmˈpaSHənət kəmˈpæʃənət | ▶adjective feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others. DERIVATIVES com pas sion ate ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from compassion + -ate 2, influenced by archaic French compassioné ‘feeling pity. ’
compassionate leave
com pas sion ate leave |kəmˈpæʃənət liv | ▶noun a period of absence from work granted to someone as the result of particular personal circumstances, esp. the death of a close relative.
compassion fatigue
com pas sion fa tigue ▶noun indifference to charitable appeals on behalf of those who are suffering, experienced as a result of the frequency or number of such appeals.
compass rose
com pass rose ▶noun a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
compass saw
com pass saw ▶noun a handsaw with a narrow blade for cutting curves.
compass window
com |pass win ¦dow ▶noun a bay window with a semicircular curve.
Oxford Dictionary
compass
com |pass |ˈkʌmpəs | ▶noun 1 an instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. 2 (also compasses or a pair of compasses ) an instrument for drawing circles and arcs and measuring distances between points, consisting of two arms linked by a movable joint, one arm ending in a point and the other usually carrying a pencil or pen. 3 [ in sing. ] the range or scope of something: the event had political repercussions which are beyond the compass of this book | goods and services which fall within the compass of the free market. • the enclosing limits of an area: this region had within its compass many types of agriculture. • the range of notes that can be produced by a voice or a musical instrument: the cellos were playing in a rather sombre part of their compass. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic 1 go round (something ) in a circular course: the ship wherein Magellan compassed the world. • surround or hem in on all sides: we were compassed round by a thick fog. 2 contrive to accomplish (something ): he compassed his end only by the exercise of violence. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French compas (noun ), compasser (verb ), based on Latin com- ‘together ’ + passus ‘a step or pace ’. Several senses (‘measure ’, ‘artifice ’, ‘circumscribed area ’, and ‘pair of compasses ’) which appeared in Middle English are also found in Old French, but their development and origin are uncertain. The transference of sense to the magnetic compass is held to have occurred in the related Italian word compasso, from the circular shape of the compass box.
compass card
com |pass card ▶noun a circular rotating card showing the 32 principal bearings, forming the indicator of a magnetic compass.
compassion
com |pas ¦sion |kəmˈpaʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others: the victims should be treated with compassion. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin compassio (n- ), from compati ‘suffer with ’.
compassionate
com |pas ¦sion |ate |kəmˈpaʃ (ə )nət | ▶adjective feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others. DERIVATIVES compassionately adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from compassion + -ate 2, influenced by archaic French compassioné ‘feeling pity ’.
compassionate leave
com |pas ¦sion |ate leave ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a period of absence from work granted to someone as the result of particular personal circumstances, especially the death of a close relative.
compassion fatigue
com |pas ¦sion fa |tigue ▶noun [ mass noun ] indifference to charitable appeals on behalf of suffering people, experienced as a result of the frequency or number of such appeals.
compass rose
com |pass rose ▶noun a graduated circle printed on a map or chart from which bearings can be taken.
compass saw
com |pass saw ▶noun a handsaw with a narrow blade for cutting curves.
compass window
com |pass win ¦dow ▶noun a bay window with a semicircular curve.
American Oxford Thesaurus
compass
compass noun faith cannot be defined within the compass of human thought: scope, range, extent, reach, span, breadth, ambit, limits, parameters, bounds. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See range . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
compassion
compassion noun have you no compassion for a fellow human being? pity, sympathy, empathy, fellow feeling, care, concern, solicitude, sensitivity, warmth, love, tenderness, mercy, leniency, tolerance, kindness, humanity, charity. ANTONYMS indifference, cruelty.
compassionate
compassionate adjective a compassionate concern for the victims: sympathetic, empathetic, understanding, caring, solicitous, sensitive, warm, loving; merciful, lenient, tolerant, considerate, kind, humane, charitable, big-hearted.
Oxford Thesaurus
compass
compass noun faith cannot be defined within the compass of human thought: scope, range, extent, reach, span, breadth, width, orbit, ambit, stretch, limits, confines, parameters, extremities, bounds, boundary; area, field, sphere, zone, domain.
compassion
compassion noun she gazed with compassion at the two dejected figures: pity, sympathy, feeling, fellow feeling, empathy, understanding, care, concern, solicitude, solicitousness, sensitivity, tender-heartedness, soft-heartedness, warm-heartedness, warmth, love, brotherly love, tenderness, gentleness, mercy, mercifulness, leniency, lenience, tolerance, consideration, kindness, humanity, humaneness, kind-heartedness, charity, benevolence. ANTONYMS indifference; heartlessness.
compassionate
compassionate adjective they showed a compassionate concern for the victims: pitying, sympathetic, empathetic, understanding, caring, concerned, solicitous, sensitive, tender-hearted, soft-hearted, warm-hearted, warm, loving, tender, gentle, merciful, lenient, tolerant, considerate, thoughtful, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, humanitarian, humane, charitable, benevolent, good-natured, well disposed, big-hearted. ANTONYMS indifferent; heartless.
French Dictionary
compassé
compassé , ée adj. adjectif Guindé. : Une personne compassée et hypocrite. SYNONYME empesé ; pincé .
compassion
compassion n. f. nom féminin littéraire Pitié. : Inspirer de la compassion. SYNONYME commisération .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
compass
com pass /kʌ́mpəs / (! -o-は /ʌ /) 〖com (共に )pass (歩く )〗名詞 複 ～es /-ɪz /1 C (航海用の )羅針盤 [儀 ], コンパス , (ハイキングなどに使う )(方位 )磁石 ; ｟比喩的に ｠指針 ▸ use a compass to navigate 羅針盤を利用して航海する ▸ one's moral compass 道徳的指針 2 〖～es 〗(円を描くための )コンパス .3 C ｟かたく ｠〖通例単数形で 〗(地域の )境界 , (境界内の )地域 ; (活動などの )範囲 , 領域 ▸ within the compass of one's knowledge 知識の範囲内で .4 U C 〘楽 〙音域 .5 U 適度 , 穏当さ .6 C ｟古 ｠巡回 .動詞 他動詞 1 …を一巡する .2 …を取り囲む , 取り巻く .3 …を企てる ; …を達成する .4 …を理解する .～́ c à rd (羅針盤の )指針面 .～́ n è edle 羅針盤 [(方位 )磁石 ]の針 .～́ p ò int (32ある )羅針盤の方位 (の1つ )(point of the compass ).～̀ r ó se 羅針図 .～́ s à w 回し 鋸 （のこ ）.～̀ w í ndow 〘建 〙半円形出窓 .
compassion
com pas sion /kəmpǽʃ (ə )n /〖com (共に )passion (苦しむこと )〗名詞 U 【弱者に対する 】(深い )同情 , 哀れみ «for , on » (!sympathyよりも深い同情と助けようという気持ちを表す ) ▸ have [show ] (great [deep ]) compassion for others 他人に対して (深く )同情する [(深い )同情の念を表す ]▸ feel [feel no ] compassion for one's patients 患者に対して哀れみを感じる [感じない ]～́ fat ì gue 同情心の減退 .
compassionate
com pas sion ate /kəmpǽʃ (ə )nət /形容詞 〖しばしば 名詞 の前で 〗【人に対して 】哀れみ [情け ]深い «toward » .～̀ l é ave ｟主に英 ｠(家族の病気や死亡の際に与えられる )特別休暇 .～ly 副詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary