Encompass vs Follow - What's the difference?
encompass | follow |
To form a circle around; to encircle.
To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
To go or come after in a sequence.
To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4
, passage=The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on an afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.
To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
To understand, to pay attention to.
To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
To be a logical consequence of.
To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.
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In lang=en terms the difference between encompass and follow
is that encompass is to go around, especially, to circumnavigate while follow is to walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.As verbs the difference between encompass and follow
is that encompass is to form a circle around; to encircle while follow is to go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.encompass
English
Verb
(es)- This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
- Drake encompassed the globe.
Synonyms
* comprehend * embrace * includeReferences
* *follow
English
Verb
(en verb)- We both ordered the soup, with roast beef to follow .
- O, had I but followed the arts!
