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encircle
en·cir·cle E0126700 (ĕn-sûr′kəl)tr.v. en·cir·cled, en·cir·cling, en·cir·cles 1. To form a circle around; surround: A belt encircled his waist.2. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of: The moon encircles the earth. en·cir′cle·ment n.encircle (ɪnˈsɜːkəl) vb (tr) to form a circle around; enclose within a circle; surround enˈcirclement n enˈcircling adjen•cir•cle (ɛnˈsɜr kəl) v.t. -cled, -cling. 1. to form a circle around; surround; encompass. 2. to make a circling movement around; make a circuit of. [1350–1400] en•cir′cle•ment, n. encircle Past participle: encircled Gerund: encircling
Imperative |
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encircle | encircle |
Present |
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I encircle | you encircle | he/she/it encircles | we encircle | you encircle | they encircle |
Preterite |
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I encircled | you encircled | he/she/it encircled | we encircled | you encircled | they encircled |
Present Continuous |
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I am encircling | you are encircling | he/she/it is encircling | we are encircling | you are encircling | they are encircling |
Present Perfect |
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I have encircled | you have encircled | he/she/it has encircled | we have encircled | you have encircled | they have encircled |
Past Continuous |
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I was encircling | you were encircling | he/she/it was encircling | we were encircling | you were encircling | they were encircling |
Past Perfect |
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I had encircled | you had encircled | he/she/it had encircled | we had encircled | you had encircled | they had encircled |
Future |
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I will encircle | you will encircle | he/she/it will encircle | we will encircle | you will encircle | they will encircle |
Future Perfect |
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I will have encircled | you will have encircled | he/she/it will have encircled | we will have encircled | you will have encircled | they will have encircled |
Future Continuous |
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I will be encircling | you will be encircling | he/she/it will be encircling | we will be encircling | you will be encircling | they will be encircling |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been encircling | you have been encircling | he/she/it has been encircling | we have been encircling | you have been encircling | they have been encircling |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been encircling | you will have been encircling | he/she/it will have been encircling | we will have been encircling | you will have been encircling | they will have been encircling |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been encircling | you had been encircling | he/she/it had been encircling | we had been encircling | you had been encircling | they had been encircling |
Conditional |
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I would encircle | you would encircle | he/she/it would encircle | we would encircle | you would encircle | they would encircle |
Past Conditional |
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I would have encircled | you would have encircled | he/she/it would have encircled | we would have encircled | you would have encircled | they would have encircled | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | encircle - form a circle around; "encircle the errors"circleshape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" | | 2. | encircle - bind with something round or circulargirdhoop - bind or fasten with a hoop; "hoop vats"bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" |
encircleverb surround, ring, circle, enclose, encompass, compass, envelop, girdle, circumscribe, hem in, enfold, environ, gird in, begird (poetic), enwreath A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail.encircleverbTo shut in on all sides:begird, beset, circle, compass, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, hedge, hem, ring, surround.Translationsencircle (inˈsəːkl) verb to surround. Enemies encircled him. 包圍 包围EncyclopediaSeeEncirclementencircle
Synonyms for encircleverb surroundSynonyms- surround
- ring
- circle
- enclose
- encompass
- compass
- envelop
- girdle
- circumscribe
- hem in
- enfold
- environ
- gird in
- begird
- enwreath
Synonyms for encircleverb to shut in on all sidesSynonyms- begird
- beset
- circle
- compass
- encompass
- environ
- gird
- girdle
- hedge
- hem
- ring
- surround
Synonyms for encircleverb form a circle aroundSynonymsRelated Wordsverb bind with something round or circularSynonymsRelated Words |