English-Thai Dictionary
encompass
VT รวม เข้า ไว้ ทั้งหมด contain include ruam-kao-wai-tang-mod
encompass
VT ล้อมรอบ encircle envelop surround rom-rob
encompass with
PHRV ล้อมรอบ ด้วย ห่อหุ้ม ด้วย โอบล้อม ด้วย rom-rob-duai
encompassment
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ENCOMPASS
v.t.[from compass. ] To encircle; to surround; as, a ring encompasses the finger. 1. To environ; to inclose; to surround; to shut in. A besieging army encompassed the city of Jerusalem.
2. To go or sail round; as Drake encompassed the globe.
ENCOMPASSED
pp. Encircled; surrounded; inclosed; shut in.
ENCOMPASSING
ppr. Encircling; surrounding; confining.
ENCOMPASSMENT
n.A surrounding. 1. A going round; circumlocution in speaking.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ENCOMPASS
En *com "pass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encompassed; p. pr. & vb. n.Encompassing. ]
Defn: 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.
ENCOMPASSMENT
ENCOMPASSMENT En *com "pass *ment, n.
Defn: The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention. By this encompassment and drift of question. Shak.
New American Oxford Dictionary
encompass
en com pass |enˈkəmpəs ɪnˈkəmpəs | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] surround and have or hold within: a vast halo encompassing the Milky Way galaxy. • include comprehensively: no studies encompass all aspects of medical care. 2 archaic cause (something ) to take place: an act designed to encompass the death of the king. DERIVATIVES en com pass ment noun
Oxford Dictionary
encompass
encompass |ɪnˈkʌmpəs, ɛn- | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] surround and have or hold within: this area of London encompasses Piccadilly to the north and St James's Park to the south. • include comprehensively: no studies encompass all sectors of medical care. 2 archaic cause to take place: an act designed to encompass the death of the king. DERIVATIVES encompassment noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
encompass
encompass verb 1 the apartment buildings encompass common recreational grounds, complete with swimming pool and tennis court: surround, enclose, encircle, circumscribe, bound, border; literary gird, engird; rare compass. 2 the debates encompassed a vast range of subjects: cover, embrace, include, incorporate, take in, contain, comprise, involve, deal with, range across; formal comprehend.
Oxford Thesaurus
encompass
encompass verb 1 the ancient monument is encompassed by Hunsbury Country Park: surround, enclose, ring, encircle, circumscribe, skirt, bound, border, fringe; close in, shut in, fence in, wall in, hedge in, hem in, confine; literary gird, girdle, engird; rare compass, environ. 2 the debates encompassed a vast range of subjects: cover, embrace, include, incorporate, take in, contain, comprise, involve, deal with; formal comprehend.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
encompass
en com pass /ɪnkʌ́mpəs /動詞 他動詞 ⦅かたく ⦆1 «…に » 〈さまざまな考え 物など 〉を含む, 包含 (ほうがん )する (include ) «in » .2 «…で » 〈場所など 〉を (完全に )取り囲む, 包囲する «with » ; 〈地域 〉に広がる, 含む .~ment 名詞