to circle
70
2.0
- verb
- /ˈsɜrkl/
:
encerrar
- Please complete the following questions by circling the most appropriate response for you.
- circle the number
- circle the word
- circle the best answer
And the way we do it in and what's in your handout is just a big list of words and you just circle the ones that resonate for you.
- And the way we do it in and what's in your handout is just a big list of words and you just circle the ones that resonate for you.
- 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
87
2.5
To form a circle around something to surround it
78
2.0
Move in a circle around a point, like a planet around the Sun
33
3.4
To form a circle around a person or thing
21
2.3
Move in a round path around someone or something
10
3.6
Move in a circle around a central object, like planets around the Sun
Move around something or someone in a circle
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
11
3.7
An imaginary line about 66 degrees north where the sun stays above or below the horizon for a day
- Jargon
6
6.1
A small area at a racetrack where owners of winning horses receive prizes
4
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
1
4.6
An imaginary line about 66 degrees south that marks the start of the area near the South Pole
- Specialized
1
5.8
A circle on a globe made when a flat surface passes through the center
- Specialized
1
6.9
A ring of blood vessels at the base of the brain that carries blood to the brain and nearby parts
- US
1
3.9
A circle that shows how colors are related, for example primary and opposite colors
- Specialized
A circle that touches a curve on its inside and matches its bend there
- 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
- Specialized
A ring of mushrooms that grow where the fungus spreads under the ground
- 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
- Specialized
A circle that touches a curve at one point and matches its bend near that spot
- Specialized
A white or pale circle in the sky that runs along the horizon when sunlight hits ice crystals
A circle near Earth's poles where the sun stays above or below the horizon for one day
- Specialized
An imaginary circle in the sky that goes through the point directly above you and down to the horizon
How Complete
Surface Forms
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.