encircle

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛnˈsɜrkəl/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)kəl

Verb

encircle (third-person singular simple present encircles, present participle encircling, simple past and past participle encircled)

1. (transitive) To surround, form a circle around.

Translations

surround

Bulgarian: обкръжавам (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 包圍 (cmn), 包围 (cmn) (bāowéi), 環繞 (cmn), 环绕 (cmn) (huánrào) Croatian: okružiti (hr), zaokružiti (hr) Finnish: ympäröidä (fi)

French: encercler (fr) f. Italian: accerchiare (it), circondare (it) Romanian: înconjura (ro), încercui (ro), împresura (ro) Scottish Gaelic: cuairtich (gd) Spanish: rodear (es)

Derived terms

• encirclement