Enter the word for search

circled

/ˈsɜː.kəld/

/ˈsɝː.kəld/

Translations

circledadjective

more circled

Comp.

most circled

Super.

/ˈsɜː.kəld/

/ˈsɜr.kəld/

encercléMarqué ou entouré d’un cercle.

Focus on the circled words at the top of the page.

Concentrez-vous sur les mots encerclés en haut de la page.

Synonyms

hemmed in

circledpast participle

/ˈsɜːkld/

/ˈsɝːkld/

Functions as a participial adjective derived from the verb “circle”.

encercléS’emploie pour des éléments entourés d’un trait circulaire.

The teacher returned the paper with the circled errors clearly highlighted.

Le professeur a rendu la copie avec les erreurs encerclées nettement mises en évidence.

Synonyms

hemmed in

circleverb

circled

Past Simple

circled

Past Simple

circled

Past Participle

circling

Gerund

/ˈsɜː.kəl/

/ˈsɝː.kəl/

tourner autour de

The birds circled the field before landing.

Les oiseaux ont tourné autour du champ avant d’atterrir.

entourerAu sens de former un cercle autour de quelque chose.

A wooden fence circles the old cottage.

Une clôture en bois entoure l’ancienne maison de campagne.

Additional translations

encerclerAu sens de former un cercle autour de; registre courant.

cerclerAu sens de tracer un cercle autour de quelque chose.

Synonyms

Definitions

circledadjective

Marked with or enclosed by a circle.

Focus on the circled words at the top of the page.

circledpast participle

Having had a circle drawn around it; enclosed within a circular line.

The teacher returned the paper with the circled errors clearly highlighted.

circleverb

To move all the way around someone or something, especially more than once.

The birds circled the field before landing.

To draw a line around something.

Please circle the correct answer on the test.

To move in a circular path or orbit.

The satellite circles the Earth every 90 minutes.

To form a circle around; surround or enclose.

A wooden fence circles the old cottage.