Polyglot Dictionary

cercar

/seɾˈkaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
cerco
preterite (eu)
cerquei
past participle
cercado

Meaning

  1. to surround

    • Cercaram a casa.

      They surrounded the house.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

rodear

cercar is more literal, to fence in or physically surround; rodear is more general, and can be figurative too, "rodeado de amigos," surrounded by friends.

circundar

circundar is more formal or geographic, like a wall encircling a city; cercar is more literal, to fence in — both mean "to surround."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

circundar

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

Spanish

rodear

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

Practice

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