omringen — meaning in English

English meaning

• belt noun A strip of leather or fabric worn around the waist to hold up clothing or carry items.
• bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
• engulf verb To completely surround or cover something, often suddenly and overwhelmingly.
• ring noun A small circular band, often worn on a finger as jewelry.
• surround verb To be positioned on all sides of something; to encircle.

Senses

omringen is used for these senses in English:

• begird (transitive, archaic) To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
• belt (transitive) To fasten a belt on.
• belt (transitive) To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
• belt (transitive, informal, normally belt out) To scream or sing in a loud, strong manner.
• bound (transitive) To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
• engulf (transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.
• ring (transitive) To enclose or surround.
• surround (transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.

belt — full definition

1. noun A strip of leather or fabric worn around the waist to hold up clothing or carry items.
2. noun A safety strap that holds a person in place, such as in a car.
3. noun A looping band that transfers motion or power in a machine.
4. noun A region known for a particular feature, industry, or crop.
5. verb Informally, to hit hard, or to sing loudly and powerfully.

bound — full definition

1. adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
2. adj Heading toward a particular place.
3. adj Certain or very likely to happen.
4. noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
5. verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.

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