compass

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkʌmpəs/

Verb

dated

To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round. / To go about or round entirely; to traverse. / (dated) To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.

Japanese Meaning

取り囲む、囲む / 一周する、周回する、巡る / (時代的な表現) 成し遂げる、達成する、得る

What is this buttons?

Villagers compass the ancient well to protect it during the festival.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

村人たちは祭りの間、その古い井戸を守るために囲んでいる。

Details

Sense（1）

To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.

1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene i]:

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