Polyglot Dictionary

circundar

/siɾkũˈdaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
circundo
preterite (eu)
circundei
past participle
circundado

Meaning

  1. to surround

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cercar

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

German

umgeben

umgeben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to surround."

German

umzingeln

umzingeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to surround."

Spanish

circundar

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

Practice

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