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compassing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  compass 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  compass 
 
  Sense  3 
  get  the  picture,  comprehend,  savvy,  dig,  grasp,  compass,  apprehend 
  =>  figure 
  =>  catch  on  get  onto  tumble,  latch  on  cotton  on  twig,  get  it 
  =>  intuit 
  =>  digest 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  compass 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  compass 
 
  Sense  3 
  get  the  picture,  comprehend,  savvy,  dig,  grasp,  compass,  apprehend 
  =>  figure 
  =>  catch  on  get  onto  tumble,  latch  on  cotton  on  twig,  get  it 
  =>  intuit 
  =>  digest 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  compass 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  compass 
 
  3  senses  of  compass 
 
  Sense  1 
  compass 
  =>  achieve,  accomplish,  attain,  reach 
 
  Sense  2 
  circumnavigate,  compass 
  =>  circle 
 
  Sense  3 
  get  the  picture,  comprehend,  savvy,  dig,  grasp,  compass,  apprehend 
  =>  understand 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  compass 
 
  compass  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  compass 
 
  Sense  1 
  compass 
  =>  achieve,  accomplish,  attain,  reach 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  circumnavigate,  compass 
  =>  circle 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  get  the  picture,  comprehend,  savvy,  dig,  grasp,  compass,  apprehend 
  =>  understand 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  compass 
 
  The  verb  compass  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  compass  --  (bring  about  accomplish;  "This  writer  attempts  more  than  his  talents  can  compass") 
  2.  circumnavigate,  compass  --  (travel  around  either  by  plane  or  ship:  "We  compassed  the  earth") 
  3.  get  the  picture,  comprehend,  savvy,  dig,  grasp,  compass,  apprehend  --  (get  the  meaning  of  something  "Do  you  comprehend  the  meaning  of  this  letter?") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  compassing 
  all-encompassing 
  encompassing 
 
  Overview  of  verb  compass 
 
  The  verb  compass  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  compass  --  (bring  about  accomplish;  "This  writer  attempts  more  than  his  talents  can  compass") 
  2.  circumnavigate,  compass  --  (travel  around  either  by  plane  or  ship:  "We  compassed  the  earth") 
  3.  get  the  picture,  comprehend,  savvy,  dig,  grasp,  compass,  apprehend  --  (get  the  meaning  of  something  "Do  you  comprehend  the  meaning  of  this  letter?") 



compassing definition