compass
noun
an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north.
have compassed
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present perfectof compass.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Still less could she have compassed any vision of the tie—the extraordinary, intangible, immaterial tie that held them.
From The Flaw in the Crystal by May Sinclair
Intense in love or hate, fearless to do and dare, she will meet the fate you bring upon her—but woe to those who have compassed her downfall!
From Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter by Lawrence L. Lynch
I wished rather to describe one or two characters whose ruin, to a greater or smaller degree, you have compassed by your influence.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 15, 1893 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
From The Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of Jesus A Sunday book for the young by John R. (John Ross) Macduff
Still in the dawn of life when he passed from this world, he could have compassed everything in the art to which he devoted himself with so much love.
From My Recollections by Jules Massenet
