enclose
part of speech
verb (enclose, encloses, enclosed, enclosing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To enclose a place is to put a wall, fence or cover all the way round it. tree →
2) To enclose something is to put it in an envelope or parcel together with a letter. tree →
3) In maths, to enclose an area means a line or shape goes all the way round it. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah says the three mother letters hold a great mystery, with Fire, Water, and Air proceeding from them. They are "sealed" as with six rings, meaning the six directions. In the Song of Songs, to enclose a door with cedar boards means to shut it in, which tradition reads as guarding a young woman or the people Israel. In the primary lessons: In maths, a closed shape encloses an area; a fence encloses a field and you may work out its perimeter or area. In everyday letters people write «I enclose a cheque» or «please find enclosed». In science a cell membrane encloses the cell. Phrases: enclose a photo, please find enclosed, an enclosed space, enclosed by a wall.
examples
- These three mothers enclose a mighty mystery, most occult and most marvelous, sealed as with six rings, and from them proceed primeval Fire, Water, and Air; these are subsequently differentiated into male and female. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- If she be a wall, we will build upon her a turret of silver; and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. (Writings SNG.8.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- A tall hedge encloses the garden. tree →
- I enclose a photo of our new puppy. tree →
- The farmer used a fence to enclose the sheep. tree →
- A square of side 4 m encloses an area of 16 square metres. tree →
- Please find enclosed the form for the school trip. tree →
- The zoo animals live in an enclosed area. tree →
- Brackets enclose the part of the sum you work out first. tree →
- Never play in an enclosed space like an old fridge — you could run out of air. tree →
note
Regular verb: enclosed, enclosing. The noun is «enclosure» (a fenced area, or something sent in a letter). «Enclosed» in a letter is formal. In maths, the length round the outside is the perimeter; the space inside is the area — do not mix them up.
In the corpora
- The bands of the wicked have enclosed me; but I have not forgotten Thy law.
- He hath enclosed my ways with hewn stone, He hath made my paths crooked.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «enclose» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.