Compassed

/ˈkɒmpəst/ adjective

Definition

Accomplished, achieved, or brought about; completed or finished.

Etymology

From 'compass' (as a verb, meaning to accomplish or encircle) + '-ed' (past participle). The verb 'compass' comes from Old French and Latin, originally meaning to encircle but evolving to mean 'to achieve' or 'to accomplish.'

Kelly Says

In Shakespeare's time, 'compassed' meant 'achieved'—he would write that a goal was 'compassed' like a circle drawn around it. The metaphor: to accomplish something is to encircle it, to bring it within grasp.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
包圍
ba-o-wei
ARالعربية
محاط
mu-ha-tat
BNবাংলা
বৃহৎ
bri-hat
CACatalà
completar
kom-ple-tar
CSČeština
obklopen
ob-klo-pen
DADansk
omfattes
om-fat-tes
DEDeutsch
umgeben
oom-ge-ben
ELΕλληνικά
περιβάλλεται
peri-val-le-tai
ESEspañol
abarcado
a-bar-ka-do
FAفارسی
محصور
mo-has-oor
FISuomi
ympäröity
yim-per-öi-ty
FRFrançais
entouré
an-tu-re
GUGU
વિભાજીત
vi-bha-jit
HAHA
sanya
sa-nya
HEעברית
מקיף
me-ki-f
HIहिन्दी
गिरिद्ध
gi-ridh
HUMagyar
körülvett
kör-ül-vett
IDBahasa Indonesia
terluk
ter-luk
IGIG
nwere
nwe-re
ITItaliano
circondato
chi-ron-da-to
JA日本語
囲まれている
ka-wa-re-te-iru
KKKK
бөліп
bo-lip
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-pov-an
KO한국어
포위되다
po-wi-do-da
MRMR
विभाजित
vi-bha-jit
MSBahasa Melayu
melingkupi
me-ling-kup-i
MYမြန်မာ
ပိတ်
peit
NLNederlands
omvat
om-vat
NONorsk
omfattes
om-fat-tes
PAPA
ਖਿੱਤ
khit
PLPolski
obejmowany
o-bejm-o-wa-ny
PTPortuguês
abrangido
a-bra-n-gi-do
RORomână
înconjurat
in-kon-ju-rat
RUРусский
окружённый
o-kru-zh-yon-nyy
SVSvenska
omfattas
om-fat-tas
SWKiswahili
kukuzwa
koo-koo-zwa
TAதமிழ்
சுற்றியுள்ள
sur-ri-yu-lla
TEతెలుగు
ప్రక్కన
pra-kka-na
THไทย
ล้อมรอบ
lom-roap
TLTL
nakapaloob
na-ka-pa-loob
TRTürkçe
sarmalanmış
sar-ma-lan-miş
UKУкраїнська
окружений
o-kru-zhen-nyy
URاردو
گھیر لیا
ghi-r li-ya
VITiếng Việt
được bao quanh
được bao quanh
YOYO
ṣẹ́pẹ́
she-pe
ZH中文
被包围
bei-bao-wei
ZUZU
ukusenza
koo-sen-za

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