Polyglot Dictionary

rodear

/xoˈdʒjaɾ/

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)
rodeo
preterite (eu)
rodeei
past participle
rodeado

Meaning

  1. to surround

    • Rodearam a casa.

      They surrounded the house.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cercar

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.

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."

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