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en·close
(ĕn-klōz′) also in·close (ĭn-)tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es also in·closed or in·clos·ing or in·clos·es
1.
a. To surround on all sides; close in: a valley that is enclosed by rugged peaks.
b. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture.
c. To build or equip with a roof and walls: enclosed the deck for winter use.
2. To contain, especially so as to envelop or shelter: "Every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret" (Charles Dickens).
3. To insert into the same envelope or package: enclose a check with the order.
[Middle English enclosen, from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore, from Latin inclūdere; see include.]
Synonyms: enclose, cage, fence, hem1, pen2, wall
These verbs mean to surround and confine within a limited area: cattle enclosed in feedlots; was caged in the office all afternoon; a garden fenced in by shrubbery; a battalion hemmed in by enemy troops; ships penned up in the harbor; prisoners who were walled in.
These verbs mean to surround and confine within a limited area: cattle enclosed in feedlots; was caged in the office all afternoon; a garden fenced in by shrubbery; a battalion hemmed in by enemy troops; ships penned up in the harbor; prisoners who were walled in.
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enclose
(ɪnˈkləʊz) orinclose
vb (tr)
1. to close; hem in; surround
2. to surround (land) with or as if with a fence
3. to put in an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter
4. to contain or hold
enˈclosable, inˈclosable adj
enˈcloser, inˈcloser n
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en•close
(ɛnˈkloʊz)v.t. -closed, -clos•ing.
1. to close in on all sides; shut in.
2. to surround, as with a fence: to enclose land.
3. to insert in the same envelope, package, etc.: to enclose a check.
4. to contain or hold.
[1275–1325]
en•clos′a•ble, adj.
en•clos′er, n.
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enclose
Past participle: enclosed
Gerund: enclosing
| Imperative |
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| enclose |
| enclose |
| Present |
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| I enclose |
| you enclose |
| he/she/it encloses |
| we enclose |
| you enclose |
| they enclose |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I enclosed |
| you enclosed |
| he/she/it enclosed |
| we enclosed |
| you enclosed |
| they enclosed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am enclosing |
| you are enclosing |
| he/she/it is enclosing |
| we are enclosing |
| you are enclosing |
| they are enclosing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have enclosed |
| you have enclosed |
| he/she/it has enclosed |
| we have enclosed |
| you have enclosed |
| they have enclosed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was enclosing |
| you were enclosing |
| he/she/it was enclosing |
| we were enclosing |
| you were enclosing |
| they were enclosing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had enclosed |
| you had enclosed |
| he/she/it had enclosed |
| we had enclosed |
| you had enclosed |
| they had enclosed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will enclose |
| you will enclose |
| he/she/it will enclose |
| we will enclose |
| you will enclose |
| they will enclose |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have enclosed |
| you will have enclosed |
| he/she/it will have enclosed |
| we will have enclosed |
| you will have enclosed |
| they will have enclosed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be enclosing |
| you will be enclosing |
| he/she/it will be enclosing |
| we will be enclosing |
| you will be enclosing |
| they will be enclosing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been enclosing |
| you have been enclosing |
| he/she/it has been enclosing |
| we have been enclosing |
| you have been enclosing |
| they have been enclosing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been enclosing |
| you will have been enclosing |
| he/she/it will have been enclosing |
| we will have been enclosing |
| you will have been enclosing |
| they will have been enclosing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been enclosing |
| you had been enclosing |
| he/she/it had been enclosing |
| we had been enclosing |
| you had been enclosing |
| they had been enclosing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would enclose |
| you would enclose |
| he/she/it would enclose |
| we would enclose |
| you would enclose |
| they would enclose |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have enclosed |
| you would have enclosed |
| he/she/it would have enclosed |
| we would have enclosed |
| you would have enclosed |
| they would have enclosed |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. enclose - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
benight - envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area"
tube - place or enclose in a tube
engulf - flow over or cover completely; "The bright light engulfed him completely"
sheathe - enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword"
cocoon - wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection
bathe - suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight"
2. enclose - close in; darkness enclosed him"
contain, bear, carry, hold - contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
embank - enclose with banks, as for support or protection; "The river was embanked with a dyke"
frame - enclose in a frame, as of a picture
3. enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
border, environ, surround, skirt, ring - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
swallow up, eat up, immerse, swallow, bury - enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
bank - enclose with a bank; "bank roads"
encapsulate - enclose in a capsule or other small container
cordon off, rope in, rope off - divide by means of a rope; "The police roped off the area where the crime occurred"
casket - enclose in a casket
corral - enclose in a corral; "corral the horses"
4. enclose - introduce; "Insert your ticket here"
plug - insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"
plug - insert a plug into; "plug the wall"
inoculate - introduce a microorganism into
inset - set or place in
glass - put in a glass container
catheterise, catheterize - insert a catheter into (a body part); "catheterize the patient's bladder"
cup - put into a cup; "cup the milk"
interlard, intersperse - introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
slip - insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand"
foist - insert surreptitiously or without warrant
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enclose
incloseverb
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Translations
يُحيطُ بيُرْفِقُ، يَضَعُ في مُغَلَّف
indhegnemedsendeomgivevedlægge
mellékel
girîaleggja hjá
aptvarasaptvėrimasaptvertipriedas prie laiško
apņemtiežogotnorobežotpievienot
obkrožitipriložiti
çevrelemekilişikte göndermekkuşatmaksarmak zarfa koymak
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enclose
[ɪnˈkləʊz] vtCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
enclose
vt
(= shut in) → einschließen ; (= surround) → umgeben ; (with fence etc) ground → einzäunen, einfrieden (geh)
(in a parcel, envelope) → beilegen (→ in, with dat), → beifügen (→ in, with dat); to enclose something in a letter → einem Brief etw beilegen ; I am enclosing the original with the translation → anbei die Übersetzung sowie der Originaltext ; I enclosed your letter with mine → ich habe Ihren Brief mit meinem mitgeschickt
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enclose
(inˈkləuz) verb1. to put inside a letter or its envelope. I enclose a cheque for 4ドル.00. insluit يُرْفِقُ، يَضَعُ في مُغَلَّف прилагам juntar přiložit beifügen vedlægge; medsende εσωκλείω adjuntar kirjale lisama ضمیمه کردن؛ به همراه فرستادن sulkea joindre לְצָרֵף किसी लिफाफे इत्याि में डालना priložiti mellékel melampirkan leggja hjá accludere, allegare 同封する 동봉하다 įdėti pievienot (vēstulei) sertakan bijsluiten legge ved załączyć بندول،ايسا رول، په پا كټ كې اچول، را چا پيرول juntar a pune (într-un plic) вкладывать priložiť priložiti priložiti bifoga แนบ zarfa koymak, ilişikte göndermek 裝入信封 вкладати کسی خط یا لفافے کے ساتھ ڈالنا gửi kèm 把(公文、票据等)封入
2. to shut in. The garden was enclosed by a high wall. inperk, inkamp يُحيطُ ب затварям cercar obehnat eingeschlossen omgive; indhegne περικλείω cercar ümbritsema محصور کردن ympäröidä entourer לְהָקִיף बंद करना ograditi bekerít mengelilingi girða circondare, recingere 囲う 둘러싸다 aptverti apņemt; iežogot; norobežot dilindungi omsluiten omgi, gjerde inn, innhegne otoczyć بندول cercar a împrejmui огораживать obohnať obdati ograditi inhägna, innesluta, omge สร้างรั้วล้อม çevrelemek, sarmak, kuşatmak 圍住 оточувати; обгороджувати گھیرنا rào 围住
enˈclosure (-ʒə) noun1. the act of enclosing. omheining تَطْويق، إحاطَه ограждане delimitação ohrazení die Einschließung indhegning έγκλειση encierro, cercamiento tarastus محصور سازی kotelointi clôture הקפה अंत:क्षेत्र ograđivanje, prilaganje bekerítés pengepungan girðing chiusura, recinzione 囲むこと 둘러쌈 aptvėrimas iežogošana pengepungan het insluiten inngjerding, innhegning, innesperring ogrodzenie اپيريال، محوطه، حصار: دكړكۍ چو كاټ، ضميمه (دليك delimitação împrejmuire огораживание ohradenie zapiranje ograđivanje inneslutande การปิด çevirme, sarma, kuşatma 封入 вкладення گھیراؤ việc rào đất đai lại 封入
2. land surrounded by a fence or wall. He keeps a donkey in that enclosure. afgekampte plek, kamp حَظيرَه оградено място cercado ohrazený pozemek die Einfriedung indelukke περίβολος cercado tarandik محوطه aidattu alue enclos מתחם बाड़ इत्यादि के अंदर की जगह ograđena površina elkerített terület; (régi angliai:) bekerítés tempat terkurung umgirt svæði recinto 囲われた場所 에워싸인 토지 aptvaras iežogojums kurungan omheind stuk land inngjerdet/avsperret område zagroda محوطه cercado ţarc огороженное место ohradený pozemok ograda ograđeni prostor inhägnad การรั้วล้อม çevrili alan 圈地 огорожа دیوار سے گھرا گلیارا mảnh đất đã được rào lại 圈地
3. something put in along with a letter. I received your enclosure with gratitude. bygaande stuk, bybrief شَيءٌ مُرْفَق приложение anexo příloha die Anlage bilag κτ. που εσωκλείεται σε γράμμα anexo, carta adjunta kirjalisand پیوست؛ ضمیمه kirjeen liite pièce jointe דָבַר מְצוֹרָף पत्र में रखी कोई चीज prilog melléklet lampiran fylgiskjal allegato 同封物 동봉된 것 priedas prie laiško pievienojums (vēstulei) lampiran bijlage vedlegg, bilag załącznik ضميمه anexo anexă (la o scrisoare) вложение, приложение príloha priloga prilog bilaga สิ่งที่แนบมา ekler 附件 додаток خط کے ساتھ رکھی گئی کوئی شے vật gửi kèm 附件
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enclose
vt. encerrar, cercar; [in a letter] incluir, adjuntar.
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