Polyglot Dictionary

rodear

/ɾoðeˈaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
rodeo
preterite (yo)
rodeé
past participle
rodeado

Meaning

  1. to surround

    • Un muro rodea el jardín.

      A wall surrounds the garden.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

circundar

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."

Practice

1 What does rodear mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches rodear?

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