{
    "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."
}