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
- adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- adj Heading toward a particular place.
- adj Certain or very likely to happen.
- noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
- verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.
circle — full definition
- noun A perfectly round, flat shape where every point on the edge is the same distance from the centre.
- noun A group of people connected by friendship, interest, or social standing.
- verb To move in a curved path around something, or to draw a ring around it.