v. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

v. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

v. be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"

v. form the boundary of; be contiguous to

v. enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

v. enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"

v. envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"

v. enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard"

v. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

v. span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"

v. spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"

v. represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"

v. make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"

v. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

v. close in or confine

v. have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"

v. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

v. guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

v. gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

v. convert into cash; of goods and property

v. lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"