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engulfed

/ɪnˈɡʌft/

engulfverb

engulfed

Past Simple

engulfed

Past Simple

engulfed

Past Participle

engulfing

Gerund

/ɪnˈɡʌlf/

Translations

окутывать-

Darkness began to engulf the city as the sun set.

Темнота начала окутывать город, когда солнце село.

поглощать-

The flames began to engulf the entire building.

Пламя начало поглощать всё здание.

захлестнуть-

Fear can engulf a person in moments of crisis.

Страх может захлестнуть человека в моменты кризиса.

охватыватьОбычно о пламени, воде, тьме, дыме и чувствах.

Panic engulfed the crowd at once.

Паника мгновенно охватила толпу.

Definitions

To swallow up or overwhelm by or as if by overflowing and enclosing.

The flames quickly engulfed the entire building, leaving nothing but ashes.

To immerse or submerge completely.

The valley was engulfed by the rising floodwaters after the heavy rains.

To overwhelm someone with a strong feeling or emotion.

She was engulfed by a profound sense of guilt after the argument.

Synonyms

sweep over

engulfpast participle

engulfed

Used attributively to describe something that has been engulfed.

Translations

охваченныйЧаще о пламени, страхе, панике; книжн. и нейтр.

The engulfed town was evacuated after the fire spread.

Охваченный огнём город эвакуировали после распространения пожара.

Additional translations

окутанныйЧаще о тумане, дыме и темноте.

Definitions

Surrounded or completely covered by something.

The engulfed village lay buried beneath the lava.

Synonyms

engulfgerund / present participle

Definitions

Actively surrounding, covering, or overwhelming something or someone.

The engulfing flames forced the firefighters to retreat.