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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The darts of affliction have compassed me round and the arrows of distress have rained upon me.
From The Will And Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by `Abdu'l-Bahá
A little more energy would have compassed it.
From A Dixie School Girl by Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie) Jackson
For the carrying of this measure a two-thirds majority was required, and if the Czechs had been willing to vote at all upon it they might easily have compassed its defeat.
From The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg
He said he would be glad enough if Rick Tyler could swear out anything that would benefit the parson, and declared that he believed only Micajah Green's malice could have compassed his incarceration.
From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Mary Noailles Murfree
“I can’t see faw the life of me, Mr. Bombs, just how you could have compassed all that,” Miss Drawling was saying, when something in the nature of a revelation cut short her sentence.
From The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury by Asenath Carver Coolidge
