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окружить — meaning in English

okruzhit

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English meaning

  • besiege verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
  • circle noun A perfectly round, flat shape where every point on the edge is the same distance from the centre.
  • compass noun A device with a magnetic needle (or an electronic equivalent) that points to show direction, especially north.
  • 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.
  • 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

окружить is used for these senses in English:

  • besiege (transitive, figuratively) To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
  • circle (transitive) To surround.
  • compass To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.
  • encircle (transitive) To surround, form a circle around.
  • encompass (transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
  • ring (transitive) To enclose or surround.
  • round up (transitive, idiomatic) To collect or gather (something) together.

besiege — full definition

  1. verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
  2. verb To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
  3. verb To assail or ply, as with requests or demands.

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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