encircle

encircle
ɪnˈsə:kl окружать - *d by the sea окруженный морем - our troops *d the enemy наши войска окружили противника (часто with) охватывать, опоясывать;
окружать - *d with a girdle подпоясанный кушаком - an ancient city *d with walls опоясанный /обнесенный/ стенами старинный город обращаться (вокруг чего-л.) - the Moon *s the Earth Луна обращается вокруг Земли - moths *d the candle мотыльки кружились вокруг свечи encircle окружать;
делать круг

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  • Encircle — En*cir cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encircled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Encircling}.] [Pref. en + circle: cf. OF. encercler.] To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • encircle — index border (bound), circumscribe (surround by boundary), comprehend (include), contain (enclose), delimit …   Law dictionary

  • encircle — c.1400, from EN (Cf. en ) (1) make, put in + CIRCLE (Cf. circle). Related: Encircled; encircling; encirclement …   Etymology dictionary

  • encircle — *surround, environ, circle, encompass, compass, hem, gird, girdle, ring Analogous words: *enclose, envelop: circumscribe, confine, *limit …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • encircle — [v] circumscribe band, begird, cincture, circle, circuit, compass, cover, enclose, encompass, enfold, enring, envelop, environ, gird in, girdle, halo, hem in*, inclose, invest, ring, surround, wreathe; concept 758 Ant. let go, unloose …   New thesaurus

  • encircle — ► VERB ▪ form a circle around; surround. DERIVATIVES encirclement noun …   English terms dictionary

  • encircle — [en sʉr′kəl, insʉr′kəl] vt. encircled, encircling 1. to make a circle around; enclose within a circle; surround 2. to move in a circle around encirclement n …   English World dictionary

  • encircle — UK [ɪnˈsɜː(r)k(ə)l] / US [ɪnˈsɜrk(ə)l] verb [transitive] Word forms encircle : present tense I/you/we/they encircle he/she/it encircles present participle encircling past tense encircled past participle encircled to completely surround someone or …   English dictionary

  • encircle — encirclement, n. /en serr keuhl/, v.t., encircled, encircling. 1. to form a circle around; surround; encompass: to encircle an enemy. 2. to make a circling movement around; make the circuit of. [1350 1400; ME; see EN 1, CIRCLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • encircle — verb Encircle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑waist, ↑wrist …   Collocations dictionary

  • encircle — [[t]ɪnsɜ͟ː(r)k(ə)l[/t]] encircles, encircling, encircled VERB To encircle something or someone means to surround or enclose them, or to go round them. [V n] A forty foot high concrete wall encircles the jail... [V n] By 22nd November the Sixth… …   English dictionary


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