encircle

«encircle» in Mova's school dictionary: to form a circle round it or surround it on all sides — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (encircle, encircles, encircled, encircling)

meaning for a pupil

1) To encircle something is to form a circle round it or surround it on all sides. tree →

2) To encircle a place in war is to surround it so nobody can get in or out. tree →

sense in the lessons

Geography and maps (mountains encircle a valley), history (armies encircled a city), and descriptions in stories. Phrases: encircled by, encircle with.

examples

• A ring of trees encircled the pond. tree →
• Mountains encircle the little village. tree →
• The children encircled the teacher to hear the story. tree →
• Draw a line to encircle the correct answer. tree →
• The army encircled the city. tree →
• A wall encircles the old town of York. tree →
• Near the grass-covered rampart which encircles Copenhagen lies a great red house. tree →

note

Similar: surround, ring. «Circle the answer» is more usual in instructions than «encircle». Not to be mixed up with «encyclopedia».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «encircle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.