Enclose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

close in; darkness enclosed him"

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋklˈoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/djˈʊəɹeɪmˌɛn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djˈʊəɹeɪmˌɛn/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛŋklˈoʊz/.

Examples

Fog enveloped the house
Darkness enclosed him
They closed in the porch with a fence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stick in put in wrap introduce hold in confine shut in inclose insert enwrap envelop close in enfold

Parts of Speech

verb	enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering “Fog enveloped the house”
verb	close in; darkness enclosed him"
verb	surround completely “Darkness enclosed him”
verb	introduce “Insert your ticket here”

Word Forms

envelopment	noun	the act of enclosing something inside something else
enfolding	noun	the action of enfolding something
wrap	noun	the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
enclosure	noun	a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
enclosing	noun	the act of enclosing something inside something else
confinement	noun	the state of being confined
insertion	noun	the act of putting one thing into another
insert	noun	an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted
inclosure	noun	the act of enclosing something inside something else
introduction	noun	the act of putting one thing into another

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beifügen

vollständig oder wie mit einer Hülle umschließen oder umhüllen

🇫🇷French

joindre

enfermer ou envelopper complètement avec ou comme avec un revêtement

🇪🇸Spanish

encerrar

encerrar o envolver completamente con o como si fuera una cubierta

🇮🇹Italian

allegare

racchiudere o avvolgere completamente con o come se con una copertura

🇳🇱Dutch

omsluiten

volledig omsluiten of omhullen met of als het ware met een omhulsel

🇵🇹Portuguese

incluir

envolver ou envolver completamente com ou como se fosse uma cobertura

🇷🇺Russian

заключать

окутывать или полностью окутывать покровом или как бы покровом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जोड़ देना

किसी आवरण से या मानो पूरी तरह से घेरना या लपेटना

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘেরা

একটি আচ্ছাদন সঙ্গে বা যদি একটি আচ্ছাদন সঙ্গে সম্পূর্ণরূপে ঘেরাও বা enfold

🇮🇳Tamil

அடைத்து

ஒரு மூடுதலுடன் அல்லது அது போல் முழுமையாக இணைக்கவும் அல்லது மூடவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

జతపరచు

ఒక కవరింగ్‌తో లేదా ఉన్నట్లుగా పూర్తిగా చుట్టుముట్టండి లేదా చుట్టుముట్టండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बंद करणे

आच्छादनासह किंवा जसे की पूर्णपणे बंद करा किंवा बंद करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બંધ કરવું

ઢાંકણ સાથે અથવા જાણે કે આવરણ સાથે સંપૂર્ણપણે બંધ કરો અથવા બંધ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತುವರಿಸು

ಹೊದಿಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅದರಂತೆ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಸುತ್ತುವರಿಯಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸುತ್ತುವರಿಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊതിയുക

ഒരു മൂടുപടം ഉപയോഗിച്ച് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പോലെ പൂർണ്ണമായും പൊതിയുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൊതിയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੱਥੀ ਕਰੋ

ਇੱਕ ਢੱਕਣ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਨੱਥੀ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਘੇਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بند کرنا

ڈھکنے کے ساتھ یا اس طرح مکمل طور پر بند کریں یا لپیٹیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

括

用或好像用覆盖物完全包围或包裹

🇯🇵Japanese

同封する

覆いで、または覆いをしているかのように完全に囲む、または包み込む

🇰🇷Korean

넣다

덮개로 또는 덮는 것처럼 완전히 둘러싸거나 감싸십시오.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bao bọc

bao bọc hoặc bao bọc hoàn toàn bằng hoặc như thể có một lớp phủ

🇹🇭Thai

ล้อมรอบ

ปิดล้อมหรือปิดล้อมให้มิดชิดหรือเสมือนมีเครื่องปิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

melingkupi

membungkus atau membungkus seluruhnya dengan atau seolah-olah dengan penutup

🇵🇭Filipino

ilakip

ilakip o yakapin nang lubusan ng o parang may pantakip

🇲🇾Malay

sertakan

sertakan atau lipat sepenuhnya dengan atau seolah-olah dengan penutup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أرفق

يحيط أو يطوق بالكامل بغطاء أو كما لو كان بغطاء

🇮🇷Persian

محصور کردن

به طور کامل با یک پوشش یا گویی با آن محصور کنید یا ببندید

🇹🇷Turkish

çevrelemek

bir kaplama ile tamamen veya sanki bir kaplama ile çevrelemek veya sarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְצַרֵף

לעטוף או לקפוף לחלוטין עם או כאילו עם כיסוי

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The primary meaning of 'enclose' is 'enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering'.

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