Definition
Covers or wraps something completely by winding material around it.
Etymology
From Old English 'be-' (prefix meaning to cover or surround) plus 'wrap' (to cover with material). The verb form developed in Middle English, combining the intensifying prefix with the increasingly common wrap verb.
Kelly Says
The 'be-' prefix was a favorite of Old English speakers for making verbs more intense—wrapping something wasn't enough, it had to be bewrapped! You can see this same pattern in 'befriend' and 'bemoan.'
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিন্যস্ত করা
bin-yash-to-ko-ra
CACatalà
embalar
em-ba-lar
CSČeština
zabalit
za-ba-lit
DADansk
indpakke
ind-pak-ke
DEDeutsch
umhüllen
oom-hyu-len
ELΕλληνικά
συμπτύχωση
sim-p-ti-khos-eh
ESEspañol
envolver
en-vol-ver
FAفارسی
بسته بندی
ba-steh-ban-di
FRFrançais
envelopper
en-voh-per
HIहिन्दी
लपेटना
lap-e-tna
HUMagyar
csomagolni
cho-mag-ol-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
membungkus
mem-bung-kus
ITItaliano
avvolgere
av-vol-ge-re
MSBahasa Melayu
melingkungi
me-ling-kun-gi
NLNederlands
inpakken
in-pak-ken
NONorsk
pakke inn
pak-ke inn
PLPolski
opakować
o-pa-ka-wat
PTPortuguês
envolver
en-vol-ver
RORomână
împacheta
im-pa-che-ta
RUРусский
обернуть
o-ber-nut
SVSvenska
inpacka
in-pak-ka
SWKiswahili
fungua
fun-gwa
TAதமிழ்
சுருக்க
su-ruk-ku
TRTürkçe
sarıp sarmalamak
sa-rip sa-r-ma-la-mak
UKУкраїнська
загорнути
za-hor-nut-ty