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encircle

/ɪnˈsɜː.kəl/

/ɪnˈsɝː.kəl/

Translations

encircleverb

encircled

Past Simple

encircled

Past Participle

encircling

Gerund

/ɪnˈsɜː.kəl/

/ɪnˈsɝː.kəl/

The army encircled the enemy camp, cutting off all escape routes.

L'armée a encerclé le camp ennemi, coupant toutes les voies de fuite.

Additional translations

tourner autour deS'emploie pour un déplacement circulaire autour de quelque chose.

Synonyms

encircleverb

To form a circle around; to surround.

The army encircled the enemy camp, cutting off all escape routes.

To move around something in a circular path.

The birds encircled the field before landing.