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{
"term": "encompass",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "encompass",
"heSheIt": "encompasses"
},
"pastSimple": "encompassed",
"pastParticiple": "encompassed",
"ingForm": "encompassing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to include a large number or range of things",
"sensetop": "encompass something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The job encompasses a wide range of responsibilities."
},
{
"text": "The group encompasses all ages."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to surround or cover something completely",
"sensetop": "encompass something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The fog soon encompassed the whole valley."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/",
"audio": "en/encompass/encompass__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkʌmpəsɪz/",
"audio": "en/encompass/encompasses__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkʌmpəst/",
"audio": "en/encompass/encompassed__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkʌmpəsɪŋ/",
"audio": "en/encompass/encompassing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/",
"audio": "en/encompass/encompass__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkʌmpəsɪz/",
"audio": "en/encompass/encompasses__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkʌmpəst/",
"audio": "en/encompass/encompassed__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkʌmpəsɪŋ/",
"audio": "en/encompass/encompassing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (formerly also as incompass): from en-, in- ‘within’ + compass."
}