- encircle, encompass, surround
- أحدَقَ بِـ \ encircle, encompass, surround.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
encircle, encompass, surround
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Encompass — En*com pass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encompassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Encompassing}.] To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Encircle — En*cir cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encircled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Encircling}.] [Pref. en + circle: cf. OF. encercler.] To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encircle — index border (bound), circumscribe (surround by boundary), comprehend (include), contain (enclose), delimit … Law dictionary
encompass — *surround, environ, encircle, circle, compass, hem, gird, girdle, ring Analogous words: envelop, *enclose, wall: circumscribe, confine (see LIMIT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
surround — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. encompass, enclose, hem in, encircle; ring; circum scribe; environ; invest, besiege; embrace. See circumscription, environment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be on all sides] Syn. girdle, circle,… … English dictionary for students
encircle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. environ, surround, embrace, encompass, enclose; span, ring, loop, girdle. See environment, circumscription. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. encompass, circle, girdle, enclose; see circle , surround 1 , 2 … English dictionary for students
surround — surround, *environ, encircle, circle, encompass, compass, hem, gird, girdle, ring can mean to close in or as if in a ring about something. Surround is a general term without specific connotations; it implies enclosure as if by a circle or a ring… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
encompass — I (include) verb adscribere, complecti, comprise, consist of, contain, continere, cover, embrace, hold, incorporate, span, subsume, take in associated concepts: encompass a broad cross section of the law II (surround) verb be circum … Law dictionary
Surround — Sur*round , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surrounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surrounding}.] [OF. suronder to overflow, LL. superundare; fr. L. super over + undare to rise in waves, overflow, fr. unda wave. The English sense is due to the influence of E. round … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encompass — [v1] surround, circumscribe beset, circle, compass, encircle, enclose, envelop, environ, gird, girdle, hem in, ring; concept 758 encompass [v2] include, contain admit, comprehend, comprise, cover, embody, embrace, have, hold, incorporate, involve … New thesaurus
encompass — [en kum′pəs, inkum′pəs] vt. 1. to shut in all around; surround; encircle 2. to contain; include 3. to bring about; achieve; contrive [to encompass its destruction] encompassment n … English World dictionary
