to circle
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2.0
- verb
- /ˈsɜrkl/
- Please complete the following questions by circling the most appropriate response for you.
- circle the number
- circle the word
- circle the best answer
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- You could literally walk down the street or go through the want ads and just circle them and find job after job after job like this.
Examples
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Go through these names and circle how many people you know.
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Children were required to circle the replacement piece that best completed the patterns.
Academic text (2013) -
For each trial, the teacher should circle the choice made by the student on the data sheet.
Academic text (2013) -
Let's make sure we circle the answers really, really clearly.
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The students should then begin to read each item silently and circle their responses.
Academic text (2012) -
I circled the location on the map, this way you'll always know where to find the truck and this campsite.
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The teacher asked us to circle the important information in the text.
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In the drawing exercise, students must circle the shapes they recognize.
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Before submitting the test, make sure to circle your final answers clearly.
Synonyms
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2.0
Move in a circle around a point, like a planet around the Sun
66
2.3
Move in a round path around someone or something
27
3.4
To form a circle around a person or thing
12
3.6
Move in a circle around a central object, like planets around the Sun
11
2.5
To form a circle around something to surround it
1
3.5
Move around something or someone in a circle
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
13
3.7
An imaginary line about 66 degrees north where the sun stays above or below the horizon for a day
- Jargon
8
6.1
A small area at a racetrack where owners of winning horses receive prizes
5
4.1
A group of people who take part in government or party work and share similar views
2
2.8
A round road junction where cars go around a central island to enter or leave
- Specialized
1
5.8
A circle on a globe made when a flat surface passes through the center
1
4.6
An imaginary line about 66 degrees south that marks the start of the area near the South Pole
- US
1
3.9
A circle that shows how colors are related, for example primary and opposite colors
- Specialized
1
8.3
A ring of mushrooms that grow where the fungus spreads under the ground
- Specialized
1
6.9
A ring of blood vessels at the base of the brain that carries blood to the brain and nearby parts
1
5.5
A circle near Earth's poles where the sun stays above or below the horizon for one day
- Specialized
1
9.9
A white or pale circle in the sky that runs along the horizon when sunlight hits ice crystals
- Specialized
1
9.9
A circle that touches a curve at one point and matches its bend near that spot
- Specialized
1
9.9
A circle that touches a curve on its inside and matches its bend there
- Specialized
1
9.2
An imaginary circle in the sky that goes through the point directly above you and down to the horizon
- Jargon
A pommel horse move where both legs swing together in a circle while the hands switch on the handles
- Specialized
An imaginary circle across the sky midway between the north and south poles
- Specialized
A gymnastics move where a person lies on their back, arches their back and brings their feet to their head
- UK
A gymnastics move on the horizontal bar where you swing all the way around with your body straight
- Specialized
A circle on the sky that passes through both celestial poles and a star to show its right ascension
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Etymology
Circle comes from the Latin word circulus, meaning 'ring', so to circle something is to draw a ring around it or to surround it.