otoczyć — meaning in English

English meaning

• encircle verb To form a ring around something; to surround completely.
• encompass verb To include a wide range of things as part of a single whole.
• whelm verb To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.

Senses

otoczyć is used for these senses in English:

• close in on (idiomatic) To enclose around; to tighten or shrink; to collapse.
• encircle (transitive) To surround, form a circle around.
• encompass (transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
• hem in To surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement.
• whelm (transitive, archaic) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.

encompass — full definition

1. verb To include a wide range of things as part of a single whole.
2. verb To surround or enclose something completely.

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