Circumscribed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

draw a line around

restrict or confine,

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪptəkɹˌɪstɐlˌaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪshˈeɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪshˈeɪbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪptəkɹˌɪstɐlˌaɪn/.

Examples

He drew a circle around the points
I limit you to two visits to the pub a day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

limited limit confine circumscribe

Parts of Speech

verb	draw a line around “He drew a circle around the points”
verb	restrict or confine, “I limit you to two visits to the pub a day”
verb	to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
adjective	subject to limits or subjected to limits

Word Forms

circumscription	noun	the act of circumscribing
limit	noun	the greatest possible degree of something
limitation	noun	(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umschrieben

Zeichne eine Linie herum

🇫🇷French

circonscrit

tracer une ligne autour

🇪🇸Spanish

circunscrito

trazar una línea alrededor

🇮🇹Italian

circoscritto

traccia una linea attorno

🇳🇱Dutch

omschreven

trek er een lijn omheen

🇵🇹Portuguese

circunscrito

desenhe uma linha ao redor

🇷🇺Russian

ограниченный

провести линию вокруг

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घिरा

चारों ओर एक रेखा खींचो

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিধিকৃত

চারপাশে একটি লাইন আঁকুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சுற்றத்தார்

சுற்றி ஒரு கோடு வரையவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చుట్టుముట్టబడినది

చుట్టూ గీత గీయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

घेरलेले

आजूबाजूला एक रेषा काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘેરાયેલું

આસપાસ એક રેખા દોરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತುವರಿದ

ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ರೇಖೆಯನ್ನು ಎಳೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിമിതപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

ചുറ്റും ഒരു വര വരയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੇਰਾਬੰਦ

ਦੁਆਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਲਾਈਨ ਖਿੱਚੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حد بندی

ارد گرد ایک لکیر کھینچیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

受限制的

画一条线

🇯🇵Japanese

外接された

周りに線を引く

🇰🇷Korean

제한된

주위에 선을 그어라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giới hạn

vẽ một đường xung quanh

🇹🇭Thai

จำกัด

ลากเส้นไปรอบๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dibatasi

menggambar garis di sekelilingnya

🇲🇾Malay

terhad

lukis garisan di sekeliling

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقيدة

رسم خط حولها

🇮🇷Persian

محدود شده است

دورتادور خط بکش

🇹🇷Turkish

sınırlı

etrafına bir çizgi çiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְתוּחָם

לצייר קו מסביב

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The primary meaning of 'circumscribed' is 'draw a line around'.

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Using 'circumscribed' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'circumscribed' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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