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