encircle

//ɪnˈsɜːkəl//
B2Frequency Level 11Neutral
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Verb

encircleInfinitive
encirclePresent tense
encircledPast tense
encircledPast participle
encirclingPresent participle
encirclesThird-person singular
1

To form a circle around; to surround completely.

A high wall encircles the old castle.

2

To move in a circle around something.

The moon encircles the Earth once every month.

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