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cercar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beleaguer verb To besiege; to surround with troops.
  • beset verb To trouble or threaten from many directions at once, especially with difficulties or dangers.
  • fence noun A barrier, usually made of wood, metal, or wire, marking a boundary or enclosing an area.
  • gird verb To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
  • surround verb To be positioned on all sides of something; to encircle.

Senses

cercar is used for these senses in English:

  • beleaguer To besiege; to surround with troops.
  • beset (transitive) To surround or hem in.
  • fence (transitive) To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
  • gird (transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
  • surround (transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.

beleaguer — full definition

  1. verb To besiege; to surround with troops.
  2. verb To vex, harass, or beset.

beset — full definition

  1. verb To trouble or threaten from many directions at once, especially with difficulties or dangers.
  2. verb To surround or hem something in on all sides.

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