Definition
To form a circle around something or surround it on all sides.
Etymology
From *en-* ('make, put in') plus *circle*, from Latin *circulus* ('ring, circle'). The word literally means 'to make circular around.'
Kelly Says
To 'encircle' something is to turn space into a boundary. Armies, fences, and even social groups can encircle—blocking what’s inside from freely connecting to the outside. Circles are shapes, but they’re also quiet power tools.
Translations
CACatalà
enrotllar
en-rot-llar
CSČeština
obklopit
ob-klo-pit
DEDeutsch
umgeben
oom-geh-ben
ELΕλληνικά
περιβάλλεται
peri-val-le-tai
FISuomi
ympäröityä
yim-par-oi-tyä
FRFrançais
encercler
ã-sɛʁ-klɛʁ
GUGU
શિરોમણિ
shi-ro-ma-ni
HIहिन्दी
परिभ्रमण
pa-ri-bhra-ma-n
HUMagyar
körbe vesz
kör-be vesz
IDBahasa Indonesia
melingkari
me-ling-ka-ri
IGIG
gburugburu
gbu-ru-gu-buru
ITItaliano
circondare
sir-kon-da-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
melingkari
me-ling-ka-ri
NLNederlands
omringen
om-rin-gen
PLPolski
otoczyć
o-to-ch-it
PTPortuguês
cercar
ser-kar
RORomână
încărcă
in-kăr-tsă
RUРусский
окружить
okruzhiť
SVSvenska
omringas
om-ring-as
SWKiswahili
zunguka
zun-goo-ka
TEతెలుగు
పరిবেధించు
pa-ri-ve-dhi-nchu
TLTL
palibutan
pa-li-bu-tan
TRTürkçe
sarmalayıp
sar-ma-lay-ip
UKУкраїнська
окружити
okruzhi-ty
VITiếng Việt
bao quanh
bao-kwah-ng
ZUZU
qeqeshela
qeq-e-she-la