Environ — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnvˈaɪɹən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnvˈaɪɹən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnvˈaɪɹən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛnvˈaɪɹən/.

Examples

The forest surrounds my property

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surround ring skirt border

Parts of Speech

verb	extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle “The forest surrounds my property”

Word Forms

surround	noun	the area in which something exists or lives
surroundings	noun	the area in which something exists or lives
border	noun	the boundary of a surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Umgebung

sich gleichzeitig nach allen Seiten erstrecken; umgeben

🇪🇸Spanish

reinar

extenderse por todos lados simultáneamente; rodear

🇮🇹Italian

ambiente

estendersi su tutti i lati contemporaneamente; circondare

🇳🇱Dutch

omgeving

strek je aan alle kanten tegelijkertijd uit; omcirkelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

meio ambiente

estender-se por todos os lados simultaneamente; cercar

🇷🇺Russian

окружать

простираться во все стороны одновременно; окружать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घेरना

एक साथ सभी तरफ विस्तार करें; घेरना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিবেশ

একযোগে সব দিকে প্রসারিত; ঘেরা

🇮🇳Tamil

சுற்றுப்புறம்

ஒரே நேரத்தில் அனைத்து பக்கங்களிலும் நீட்டவும்; சுற்றி வளைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పర్యావరణం

ఏకకాలంలో అన్ని వైపులా విస్తరించండి; చుట్టుముట్టండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वातावरण

एकाच वेळी सर्व बाजूंनी वाढवा; घेरणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પર્યાવરણ

વારાફરતી તમામ બાજુઓ પર વિસ્તારો; ઘેરાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಸರ

ಏಕಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಡೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಿ; ಸುತ್ತುವರಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിസരം

ഒരേസമയം എല്ലാ വശങ്ങളിലും നീട്ടുക; വലയം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣ

ਇੱਕੋ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਫੈਲਾਓ; ਘੇਰਾ ਪਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماحول

بیک وقت کے تمام اطراف پر توسیع؛ گھیراؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

环境

同时向各边延伸；包围

🇯🇵Japanese

環境

同時にすべての側面に拡張します。囲む

🇰🇷Korean

환경

동시에 모든 측면에서 확장하십시오. 에워 싸다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

môi trường

đồng thời mở rộng về mọi phía; bao vây

🇹🇭Thai

สภาพแวดล้อม

ขยายออกไปทุกด้านพร้อมกัน ล้อมรอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengepung

meluas ke semua sisi secara bersamaan; mengelilingi

🇵🇭Filipino

kapaligiran

pahabain sa lahat ng panig ng sabay-sabay; palibutan

🇲🇾Malay

persekitaran

memanjangkan pada semua sisi secara serentak; mengelilingi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البيئة

تمتد على جميع الجوانب في وقت واحد؛ تطويق

🇮🇷Persian

محیط زیست

گسترش همزمان در همه طرف محاصره کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

çevre

aynı anda her tarafa uzanmak; çevrelemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הסביבה

להאריך מכל הצדדים של בו זמנית; לְכַתֵר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'environ'?

The primary meaning of 'environ' is 'extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'environ' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

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

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