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entourer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
  • circle noun A perfectly round, flat shape where every point on the edge is the same distance from the centre.
  • encompass verb To include a wide range of things as part of a single whole.
  • gird verb To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
  • outline noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.
  • surround verb To be positioned on all sides of something; to encircle.

Senses

entourer is used for these senses in English:

  • bound (transitive) To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
  • circle (transitive) To surround.
  • encompass (transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  • gird (transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
  • surround (transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.

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.

circle — full definition

  1. noun A perfectly round, flat shape where every point on the edge is the same distance from the centre.
  2. noun A group of people connected by friendship, interest, or social standing.
  3. verb To move in a curved path around something, or to draw a ring around it.

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