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- Dictionaryen·close/inˈklōz/
verb
- 1. surround or close off on all sides: "the entire estate was enclosed with walls" Similar
- 2. place (something) in an envelope together with a letter: "I enclose a copy of the job description" Similar
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1. a (1) : to close in : surround. enclose a porch with glass. (2) : to fence off (common land) for individual use. b. : to hold in : confine. 2. : to include along with something else in a parcel or envelope. a check is enclosed herewith. Synonyms.
ENCLOSE definition: 1. to surround something: 2. to send something in the same envelope or parcel as something else…. Learn more.
If a place or object is enclosed by something, the place or object is inside that thing or completely surrounded by it. The rules state that samples must be enclosed in two watertight containers. [be VERB -ed + in] Enclose the pot in a clear polythene bag. [VERB noun + in]
To enclose something is to surround it or cover it up. An envelope encloses a letter. To enclose is to put something inside something else. A crowd of people could enclose a celebrity, or a wall might enclose a garden.
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.
enclose something (especially of a wall, fence, etc.) to surround something. Low hedges enclosed the flower beds. (figurative) She felt his arms enclose her. [usually passive] (in England in the past) to build a wall or fence around common (= public) land and make it private property. be enclosed The land was enclosed in the seventeenth century.
ENCLOSE meaning: 1. to surround something: 2. to send something in the same envelope or parcel as something else…. Learn more.
Enclose definition: to shut or hem in; close in on all sides. See examples of ENCLOSE used in a sentence.
What does the verb enclose mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb enclose, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. enclose has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
en•close (en klōz′), v.t., -closed, -clos•ing. to shut or hem in; close in on all sides: a valley enclosed by tall mountains. to surround, as with a fence or wall: to enclose land. to insert in the same envelope, package, or the like: He enclosed a check. A book was sent with the bill enclosed.
