environ
Phonetic
US /ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔ̃/UK /ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔ̃/
Translations
ADVIn the neighbourhood; around., Almost, nearly.
VERBTo encircle or surround (someone or something).
To encircle or surround (someone or something) so as to attack from all sides; to beset., To encircle or surround (someone or something).
To encircle or surround (a heraldic element such as a charge or escutcheon (shield))., To encircle or surround (someone or something)., To cover, enclose, or envelop (someone or something)., Followed by from: to hide or shield (someone or something)., Of a person: to be positioned or stationed around (someone or something) to attend to or protect them., Of a situation or state of affairs, especially danger or trouble: to happen to and affect (someone or something)., To amount to or encompass (a space)., To travel completely around (a place or thing); to circumnavigate.
NOUNA surrounding area or place (especially of an urban settlement); an environment.
Variants
- environs: Third Person Singular, Plural
- environing: Present Participle
- environed: Past Participle, Past Tense
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