Encircle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

form a circle around

bind with something round or circular

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnsˈɜːkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/djˌuːplɪsˌɪdəntˈɑːtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djˌuːplɪsˌɪdəntˈɑːtə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛnsˈɜːkəl/.

Examples

encircle the errors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gird circle

Parts of Speech

verb	form a circle around “encircle the errors”
verb	bind with something round or circular

Word Forms

encirclement	noun	a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
circle	noun	something approximating the shape of a circle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umgeben

einen Kreis bilden

🇫🇷French

encercler

former un cercle autour

🇪🇸Spanish

rodear

formar un círculo alrededor

🇮🇹Italian

circondare

formare un cerchio intorno

🇳🇱Dutch

omcirkelen

vormen er een cirkel omheen

🇵🇹Portuguese

cercar

formar um círculo ao redor

🇷🇺Russian

окружать

образовать круг вокруг

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घेरना

चारों ओर एक घेरा बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘেরা

চারপাশে একটি বৃত্ত তৈরি করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சுற்றி வளைக்கவும்

சுற்றி ஒரு வட்டம் அமைக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

చుట్టుముట్టండి

చుట్టూ ఒక వృత్తాన్ని ఏర్పరుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

घेरणे

भोवती वर्तुळ तयार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘેરાવો

આસપાસ વર્તુળ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತುವರಿಸು

ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ವೃತ್ತವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വലയം ചെയ്യുക

ചുറ്റും ഒരു സർക്കിൾ ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੇਰਾ ਪਾਓ

ਦੁਆਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਚੱਕਰ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھیراؤ

ارد گرد ایک دائرہ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

包围

围成一圈

🇯🇵Japanese

囲む

周りに円を形成する

🇰🇷Korean

에워 싸다

주위에 원을 그리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bao vây

tạo thành một vòng tròn xung quanh

🇹🇭Thai

ล้อมรอบ

เป็นรูปวงกลมรอบๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengelilingi

membentuk lingkaran di sekelilingnya

🇵🇭Filipino

palibutan

bumuo ng isang bilog sa paligid

🇲🇾Malay

mengelilingi

membentuk bulatan di sekeliling

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تطويق

تشكيل دائرة حولها

🇮🇷Persian

محاصره کردن

یک دایره در اطراف تشکیل دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

çevrelemek

etrafında bir daire oluştur

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְכַתֵר

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The primary meaning of 'encircle' is 'form a circle around'.

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

In which domain is the word 'encircle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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

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