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UK
/kˈʌmpəs/
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[ US /ˈkəmpəs/ ]
[ US /ˈkəmpəs/ ]
NOUN
- navigational instrument for finding directions
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an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
the ambit of municipal legislation
a piano has a greater range than the human voice
outside the reach of the law
within the compass of this article
in the political orbit of a world power
the range of a supersonic jet
within the scope of an investigation -
the limit of capability
within the compass of education - drafting instrument used for drawing circles
VERB
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travel around, either by plane or ship
We compassed the earth -
get the meaning of something
Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter? -
bring about; accomplish
This writer attempts more than his talents can compass
How To Use compass In A Sentence
- But then on the other hand, the whole cosmos or universe is based on this love or compassion.
- That's, kind of, the heart of what they call compassionate conservatism: that the American experience must be alive and viable for everyone, and that government has a role to help people have the tools so they can help themselves. CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2004
- According to CAF, the Museum precinct will essentially encompass the buildings, hangars and aprons on the airfield side of Williams Road.
- Although the World Cup is all encompassing at the moment, when it comes to sport there is no more spine-tingling moment than when 65,000 fans at Murrayfield sing ‘Flower of Scotland’.
- Ten years ago he was a Dundee University drop out whose career encompassed labouring, recruitment consultancy and a rock band.
- I compassionated him, and sometimes felt a wish to console him; but when I looked upon him, when I saw the filthy mass that moved and talked, my heart sickened, and my feelings were altered to those of horror and hatred. Chapter 17
- Egypt, was meant to encompass the whole world of learning. Times, Sunday Times
- The space radiation environment encompasses a broad spectrum of radiation ranging from infra-red to galactic cosmic radiation.
- Possibly one of the most compassionate pieces of music ever made, it asks us, no, arranges that we see the plight of what I'll be brutal and call a lovelorn drag queen with such intense empathy that when the singer hurts him, we do too. Archive 2009-02-01
- Will Ralphie boy have a similar experience and actually convert from his corrupt “moneychanger” fake Christian mentality and embrace more liberal, compassionate Christian beliefs and behaviors? Firedoglake » Safavian Found Guilty
