# encompasses

Pronunciation: say "in-KUM-puhs-iz" US/UK /ɪnˈkʌmpəsɪz/, AUS /ɪnˈkɐmpəsɪz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of encompass. — third-person singular simple present indicative of encompass
   - Simple: Third-person singular of encompass. Use this form after he, she, it, or a single thing.
   - _The estate encompasses several hundred acres of woodland and pasture._
   - _The curriculum encompasses both classical literature and modern criticism._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/encompasses (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).