āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Compass
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āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸, āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
a device with a needle that always points to the north, used to find direction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Sailors have relied on the compass for centuries to find their way across the open seas.
āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻļāĻ¤āĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻĨ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ§āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž
the extent or area within which something functions, influences, or has authority
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His interests fall within the compass of medieval history.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻš āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸, āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸
an instrument with two legs, one holding a point and the other a pencil, used for drawing circles or arcs
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Every geometry student needs a ruler and a compass.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ§āĻŋ
the outer boundary or extent of a person's capacity, power, or understanding
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her patience has its compass.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
to compass
01
āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to grasp, comprehend, or fully take in the meaning or scope of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Few can compass the depth of her reasoning.
āĻ
āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to travel or navigate around something in a circular course
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The aircraft had to compass the storm by altering its course, avoiding turbulent weather patterns for a smooth journey.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒāĻĨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻŖ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to bring about, achieve, or successfully accomplish something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The conspirators compassed the king's downfall.
āĻˇāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
