Polyglot Dictionary

cercar

/seɾˈkaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
cerco
preterite (yo)
cerqué
past participle
cercado

Meaning

  1. to fence

    • Cercaron el terreno.

      They fenced off the land.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

vallar

vallar specifically means to fence in with a fence; cercar is more general, to enclose or surround, by a fence or otherwise, like a military encirclement.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

esgrimir

esgrimir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to fence."

Practice

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