Encompassing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋkˈʌmpəsɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/djˈʊəɹɪˌəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djˈʊəɹɪˌəʊ/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛŋkˈʌmpəsɪŋ/.

Examples

This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds
this should cover everyone in the group
across-the-board pay increases

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

all-inclusive panoptic across-the-board encompass extensive embrace all-embracing comprehend cover all-encompassing blanket wide circumferent broad surrounding

Parts of Speech

verb	include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory “This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds”
adjective	broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner “across-the-board pay increases”
adjective	closely encircling “encompassing mountain ranges”

Word Forms

encompassment	noun	including entirely
comprehensive	adjective	broad in scope
comprehension	noun	the relation of comprising something
extensiveness	noun	large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness
wideness	noun	unusual largeness in size or extent or number
circumference	noun	the boundary line encompassing an area or object

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umfassend

in den Geltungsbereich einbeziehen; als Teil von etwas Größerem einbeziehen; als seine Sphäre oder sein Territorium haben

🇫🇷French

englobant

inclure dans la portée ; inclure dans le cadre de quelque chose de plus large ; avoir pour sphère ou territoire

🇪🇸Spanish

abarcando

incluir en el alcance; incluir como parte de algo más amplio; tener como esfera o territorio

🇮🇹Italian

comprensivo

includere nell'ambito; includere come parte di qualcosa di più ampio; avere come propria sfera o territorio

🇳🇱Dutch

omvattend

in de reikwijdte opnemen; opnemen als onderdeel van iets breders; als iemands sfeer of territorium hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

abrangente

incluir no escopo; incluir como parte de algo mais amplo; ter como esfera ou território

🇷🇺Russian

охватывающий

включить в объем; включать как часть чего-то более широкого; иметь свою сферу или территорию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शामिल

दायरे में शामिल करें; किसी व्यापक चीज़ के भाग के रूप में शामिल करें; किसी के क्षेत्र या क्षेत्र के रूप में होना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিবেষ্টিত

সুযোগ অন্তর্ভুক্ত; বিস্তৃত কিছু অংশ হিসাবে অন্তর্ভুক্ত; একজনের গোলক বা অঞ্চল হিসাবে থাকতে হবে

🇮🇳Tamil

சூழ்ந்துள்ளது

நோக்கத்தில் அடங்கும்; பரந்த ஏதாவது ஒரு பகுதியாக அடங்கும்; ஒருவரின் கோளமாக அல்லது பிரதேசமாக வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చుట్టుముట్టే

పరిధిలో చేర్చండి; విస్తృతమైన వాటిలో భాగంగా చేర్చండి; ఒకరి గోళం లేదా భూభాగం వలె కలిగి ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतर्भूत

व्याप्तीमध्ये समाविष्ट करा; व्यापक काहीतरी भाग म्हणून समाविष्ट; एखाद्याचे क्षेत्र किंवा प्रदेश म्हणून असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાવિષ્ટ

અવકાશમાં સમાવેશ કરો; વ્યાપક કંઈક ભાગ તરીકે સમાવેશ થાય છે; કોઈના ક્ષેત્ર અથવા પ્રદેશ તરીકે હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಗೊಳ್ಳುವ

ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರಿವೆ; ವಿಶಾಲವಾದ ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಭಾಗವಾಗಿ ಸೇರಿಸಿ; ಒಬ್ಬರ ಗೋಳ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്നു

പരിധിയിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തുക; വിശാലമായ ഒന്നിൻ്റെ ഭാഗമായി ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തുക; ഒരാളുടെ മണ്ഡലമോ പ്രദേശമോ ആയി ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਮਲ

ਦਾਇਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ; ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰੋ; ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਖੇਤਰ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਵੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھیرنے والا

دائرہ کار میں شامل؛ کسی وسیع تر چیز کے حصے کے طور پر شامل کریں؛ کسی کا دائرہ یا علاقہ ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

包含的

纳入范围；包括作为更广泛事物的一部分；拥有自己的领域或领土

🇯🇵Japanese

包含する

範囲に含めます。 include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

🇰🇷Korean

포괄하는

범위에 포함 더 넓은 것의 일부로 포함하십시오. 자신의 영역이나 영토로 삼다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bao gồm

bao gồm trong phạm vi; bao gồm như một phần của một cái gì đó rộng hơn; có phạm vi hoặc lãnh thổ của một người

🇹🇭Thai

ครอบคลุม

รวมอยู่ในขอบเขต; รวมเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของสิ่งที่กว้างกว่า มีไว้เป็นทรงกลมหรืออาณาเขตของตน

🇮🇩Indonesian

meliputi

termasuk dalam ruang lingkup; sertakan sebagai bagian dari sesuatu yang lebih luas; miliki sebagai lingkup atau wilayahnya

🇵🇭Filipino

sumasaklaw

isama sa saklaw; isama bilang bahagi ng isang bagay na mas malawak; mayroon bilang isang globo o teritoryo

🇲🇾Malay

merangkumi

termasuk dalam skop; termasuk sebagai sebahagian daripada sesuatu yang lebih luas; mempunyai sebagai sfera atau wilayah seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شامل

تضمينها في النطاق؛ تضمينها كجزء من شيء أوسع؛ يكون بمثابة المجال أو الإقليم

🇮🇷Persian

فراگیر

شامل در محدوده شامل به عنوان بخشی از چیزی گسترده تر. به عنوان حوزه یا قلمرو خود را داشته باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

kapsayan

kapsama dahil etmek; daha geniş bir şeyin parçası olarak dahil edin; kişinin alanı veya bölgesi olarak sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מקיף

לכלול בהיקף; לכלול כחלק ממשהו רחב יותר; יש כתחום או טריטוריה של האדם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'encompassing'?

The primary meaning of 'encompassing' is 'include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'encompassing' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'encompassing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'encompassing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'encompassing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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