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cercar meaning in English

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cercar verb

belt [belted, belting, belts](surround)
verb
[UK: belt] [US: ˈbelt]

beset [beset, beset, besetting, besets](to surround or hem in)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈset] [US: bə.ˈset]

besiege [besieged, besieging, besieges](to surround with armed forces)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈsiːdʒ] [US: bə.ˈsiːdʒ]

circle [circled, circling, circles](surround)
verb
[UK: ˈsɜːk.l̩] [US: ˈsɝːk.l̩]

circumvent [circumvented, circumventing, circumvents](to surround or besiege)
verb
[UK: ˌsɜːk.əm.ˈvent] [US: ˌsərk.əm.ˈvent]

encircle [encircled, encircling, encircles](surround)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈsɜːk.l̩] [US: en.ˈsɝːk.l̩]

enclose [enclosed, enclosing, encloses](surround, fence in)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈkləʊz] [US: ɪnˈkloʊz]

encompass [encompassed, encompassing, encompasses](encircle)
verb
[UK: ɪnˈk.ʌm.pəs] [US: enˈk.ʌm.pəs]

fence [fenced, fencing, fences](to enclose by building a fence)
verb
[UK: fens] [US: ˈfens]

hem [hemmed, hemmed, hemming, hems](to surround something or someone in a confining way)
verb
[UK: hem] [US: ˈhem]

invest [invested, investing, invests](to lay siege to)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈvest] [US: ˌɪn.ˈvest]

surround [surrounded, surrounding, surrounds](to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions)
verb
[UK: sə.ˈraʊnd] [US: sə.ˈraʊnd]