encompassing

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ɪnˈkʌm.pəs/
- /ɪnˈkʌm.pəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ɪnˈkʌm.pəs/

Definition of encompassing word

noun encompassing Present participle of encompass. 1

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Parts of speech for Encompassing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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encompassing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for encompassing

preposition encompassing

surrounding — something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space: a tile surround for the shower stall.
round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.

adverb encompassing

around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
all over — All over a place means in every part of it.

adjective encompassing

including — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
encircling — Enclosing, skirting.
ambient — The ambient temperature is the temperature of the air above the ground in a particular place.
circumferential — of, at, or near the circumference; surrounding; lying along the outskirts.

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