encompassen‧com‧pass /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal 
Verb Table Examples
The study encompasses the social, political, and economic aspects of the situation.2to completely cover or surround something: The houses encompassed about 100 square metres.
Verb TableVERB TABLE
encompass
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | encompass |
| he, she, it | encompasses | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | encompassed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have encompassed |
| he, she, it | has encompassed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had encompassed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will encompass |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have encompassed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am encompassing |
| he, she, it | is encompassing | |
| you, we, they | are encompassing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was encompassing |
| you, we, they | were encompassing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been encompassing |
| he, she, it | has been encompassing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been encompassing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be encompassing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been encompassing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Birnbaum's career encompassed television, radio, newspapers, and guidebooks.
- It was a fruitful discussion which encompassed several different viewpoints.
- The Hindu religion encompasses many widely differing forms of worship.
- The Presidio encompasses 1,400 acres and 848 buildings.
- At least the house's symmetrical plan made it easy to encompass.
- But if each word stands for a whole concept and its many connotations, then a unique seven-word sentence can encompass much.
- Her hauntingly beautiful face seemed to perfectly encompass the vulnerability of adolescence.
- Moreover, students in colleges encompass a wide age range and exhibit very varying academic abilities and communication skills.
- One more step and she would be confronted by its face - a face that would encompass her own death.
- This was not confined to security information but encompassed any information which was not in the interests of the state to disclose.
- Thus, he differentiates between two different ideas which might be encompassed by the concept of equality.
Longman Language Activatorto include more than one subject, period etc► cover
Collocations to include or deal with more than one subject, period etc at the same time: · His book on European history covers the period from 1914 to 2001.· The course lasts two years and covers seven basic subjects.cover a wide range/variety of something: · The term RSI - repetitive strain injury - covers a wide variety of painful hand and arm conditions.
► encompass formal to include or deal with a very wide range of ideas, subjects etc: · The Hindu religion encompasses many widely differing forms of worship.· It was a fruitful discussion which encompassed several different viewpoints.
► embrace formal if a word or way of describing something embraces several things, they are all included within its meaning: · The word "culture' embraces both artistic and sociological aspects of a society.· The category "kinsmen' also embraces grandparents and grandchildren.
► span if a book, film, plan etc spans a period of time, it goes from the beginning to the end of that time: · "Heimat' is a vivid social drama spanning sixty years in the life of one small village.· In a career spanning four decades, Brewster had many legal triumphs.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► also
1to include a wide range of ideas, subjects, etc: · It has also encompassed questions of technique-sharpness of image, exposure values, print quality, etc.· The capital market also encompasses the market for equity securities.· It also encompassed a eugenist and imperialist gloss on the importance of domesticity and motherhood.· It also encompasses fashions of clothes and social custom.· The mainland of Yvresse lies along the eastern coast of Ulthuan but the realm also encompasses the islands of the Eastern Ocean.
► more· Authoritarianism will connote a more encompassing array of nondemocratic practices and control over citizens' political behavior.· This year the bill is more encompassing and has greater support.· The nearly 2-square-mile area has an identity that is far more encompassing than that.· The search zone encompassed more than six hundred square miles of lake and woods.
NOUN► area· Corporate Programmes encompass two areas of tailored programmes for companies.· In 1992 support activities have extended to encompass all areas of the voluntary sector from the Arts to Zoological research.· The research activities of the department are very wide, encompassing most areas of chemical engineering.
► range· Moreover, students in colleges encompass a wide age range and exhibit very varying academic abilities and communication skills.· The new diversity of the business world encompasses a wide range of differences.· The solutions encompass a wide range of options to suit all tastes and pockets.· This encompasses all ranges of ability from the beginner to the very experienced.· Historical literacy today encompasses a wide range of skills as well as the acquisition of and understanding of knowledge.· Social life obviously encompasses a vast range of activities and beliefs and is of bewildering complexity.· Their debates encompassed the whole range of problems which would preoccupy successive generations of the intelligentsia.
► region· Structure of the genomic region encompassing exons P3, P3A and P4.
► variety· This encompassed a wide variety of styles, and it is not within the scope of this book to enumerate them all.
The study encompasses the social, political, and economic aspects of the situation.2to completely cover or surround something: The houses encompassed about 100 square metres.