Polyglot Dictionary

circundar

/sirkunˈdaɾ/

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)
circundo
preterite (yo)
circundé
past participle
circundado

Meaning

  1. to surround

    • Un foso circunda el castillo.

      A moat surrounds the castle.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

rodear

rodear is the everyday, common word for "to surround"; circundar is more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cercar

cercar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to surround."

Portuguese

circundar

circundar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to surround."

Portuguese

rodear

rodear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to surround."

Practice

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