enclosed
part of speech
adjective; verb, past form of enclose (enclose, encloses, enclosed, enclosing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Enclosed means surrounded on all sides by walls, a fence or something else. tree →
2) Put inside an envelope or parcel together with a letter: «Please find enclosed …» (formal). tree →
3) Enclosed is the past of enclose: put a fence or wall around something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Lamentations, hemmed in by God's hand as in a prison, a picture of suffering. Interpretation: Lamentations is read on Tisha B'Av, the fast day for the destruction of the Temple. In the primary lessons: In maths, an «enclosed shape» is a closed shape with no gaps, and you can find its area. In everyday life: enclosed gardens, enclosed spaces (safety: keep air moving). In formal letters: «enclosed is a cheque». Phrases: «enclosed space», «please find enclosed».
examples
- He hath enclosed my ways with hewn stone, He hath made my paths crooked. (Writings LAM.3.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- The bands of the wicked have enclosed me; but I have not forgotten Thy law. (Writings PSA.119.61, JPS 1917) tree →
- The playground is enclosed by a high fence. tree →
- Find the area enclosed by the rectangle. tree →
- Please find enclosed a copy of the form. tree →
- The farmer enclosed the field with a stone wall. tree →
- Some people feel uneasy in enclosed spaces. tree →
- The dog runs free in an enclosed park. tree →
- Wandering along the banks of the Tigris, they skirted a garden enclosed by a high wall. tree →
note
Noun: enclosure (a fenced area, or something put in a letter). Maths: «the area enclosed» = the area inside the boundary; a fence of 4 m by 3 m encloses 12 square metres. Do not use a barbecue or heater in an enclosed space: gas fumes are dangerous.
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 «enclosed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.