encompassen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnˈkumpasən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of encompassen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) encompassen, encompasse | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | encompasse | encompassed | |
| 2nd-person singular | encompassest | encompassedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | encompasseth | encompassed | |
| subjunctive singular | encompasse | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | encompassen, encompasse | encompasseden, encompassede | |
| imperative plural | encompasseth, encompasse | — | |
| participles | encompassynge, encompassende | encompassed, yencompassed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: encompass
References
- “encompassen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-22.
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