This is why Lounis Aït-Menguellet sings “You took away misery, it gave birth to twins; you have broken your chains, they have turned to encircle you even more ...” Listen to him.
Source: tatoeba (10308943)
Encircle
//ɪnˈsɜːkl̩//
Synonyms for "encircle" (146 found)
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Related words (73)
girdle the globego aboutgo aroundgo around in circlesgo roundgo the roundgyrehaloharassharryhedge inhemhem inholdhold inhousehouse inimpoundimprisonincarcerate
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includeincorporateinvestjailkennellaplay siege toleaguerloopmake a circuitmantlemewmew upnumber amongoccupyorbitpenpen inpocketquarantinerail inreceivereckon amongreckon inreckon withrevolveringroundshrineshut inshut upsiegeskirtsoften upspiralstablesurroundtake intake into accounttake into considerationtake uptwinetwine aroundwall inwheelwindwrapwreathewreathe aroundyardyard upzone
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4 entriesTranslations
66 translations across 34 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κυκλόω verb (surround)
Aromanian
1 entries- ntsircljedz verb (surround)
Bulgarian
1 entries- обкръжавам verb (surround)
Catalan
1 entries- encerclar verb (surround)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 包圍 /包围 verb (surround)
- 環繞 /环绕 verb (surround)
Dutch
1 entries- omsingelen verb (surround)
Esperanto
1 entries- ĉirkaŭi verb (surround)
Finnish
2 entries- saartaa verb (surround)
- ympäröidä verb (surround)
French
1 entries- encercler verb (surround)
Friulian
4 entries- cenzi verb (surround)
- cercenâ verb (surround)
- circundâ verb (surround)
- contornâ verb (surround)
Galician
1 entries- cercar verb (surround)
German
2 entries- einfassen verb (surround)
- umzingeln verb (surround)
Greek
1 entries- περικυκλώνω verb (surround)
Hungarian
1 entries- körbevesz verb (surround)
Ido
1 entries- encirkligar verb (surround)
Irish
2 entries- ciorclaigh verb (surround)
- timpeallaigh verb (surround)
Italian
4 entries- accerchiare verb (surround)
- cingere verb (surround)
- circondare verb (surround)
- contornare verb (surround)
Latin
1 entries- circumdō verb (surround)
Manchu
1 entries- ᡨᠣᡵᡥᠣᠮᠪᡳ verb (surround)
Mongolian
1 entries- тойруулах verb (surround)
Māori
4 entries- awhe verb (surround)
- ponitaka verb (surround)
- pākaka verb (surround)
- taiāwhio verb (to move or go around completely)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- صارمق verb (surround)
- چنبرلمك verb (surround)
Persian
4 entries- فراگرفتن verb (to move or go around completely)
- فراگیری verb (surround)
- محاصره verb (surround)
- محاصره کردن verb (to move or go around completely)
Polish
4 entries- okrążać verb (surround)
- okrążyć verb (surround)
- otaczać verb (surround)
- otoczyć verb (surround)
Portuguese
1 entries- cercar verb (surround)
Romanian
3 entries- împresura verb (surround)
- încercui verb (surround)
- înconjura verb (surround)
Russian
2 entries- окружа́ть verb (surround)
- окружи́ть verb (surround)
Sanskrit
1 entries- वेवेष्टि verb (surround)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- cuairtich verb (surround)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- okružiti verb (surround)
- zaokružiti verb (surround)
Spanish
2 entries- circuir verb (surround)
- circundar verb (surround)
Telugu
2 entries- గిరికొను verb (surround)
- చుట్టుకొను verb (surround)
Ukrainian
2 entries- ото́чувати verb (surround)
- оточи́ти verb (surround)
Welsh
2 entries- amgylchynu verb (surround)
- cylchu verb (surround)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
A territory is the set of intersections that a player has managed to encircle with his stones in such a way that it has become impregnable.
Source: tatoeba (10354524)
In the game of Go, each player tries from the beginning to encircle as many empty spaces, that is as much territory, as possible.
Source: tatoeba (10357460)
"Friday!" she called out, bursting open the doors and quickly encircling her friend in the warmth of her arms.
Source: wiktionary
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