encompass

From en- +‎ compass.

Pronunciation (yadda ake faɗa)

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) encompass

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) encompasses

Past tense (ya wuce) encompassed

Past participle (ya wuce) encompassed

Present participle (ana cikin yi) encompassing

1. (transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle. <> kewaye, zagaye.

   It is the heritage that Adam could have passed on to his offspring —the prospect of eternal life in perfection in a paradise that will gradually encompass the globe. <> Gadō ne wanda da Adamu ya ba wa ’ya’yansa—damar rai madawwami cikin kamilcewa cikin aljanna da ta kewaye duniya.

2. (transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.

   15 Another point to consider is Paul’s use of the word “fruitage” to encompass all the desirable qualities that he mentioned. <> 15 Wani darasi da za a bincika shi ne yadda Bulus ya yi amfani da wannan kalmar “ɗiyan” da ya haɗa duka inganci masu kyau da ya ambata.

3. (transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.

   and they encompass not a thing of his knowledge <> kuma ba su kewayewa da kome daga ilminsa, = babu wanda ya san wani abu na ilmi. [1]

4. This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
5. (transitive) To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.

   Drake encompassed the globe.