enclosed
Use Enclosed in a sentence
verb (used with object), en·closed, en·clos·ing.
1.
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides: a valley enclosed by tall mountains.
2.
to surround, as with a fence or wall: to enclose land.
3.
to insert in the same envelope, package, or the like: He enclosed a check. A book was sent with the bill enclosed.
4.
to hold or contain: His letter enclosed a check.
Also, inclose.
Related forms
en·clos·a·ble, adjective
en·clos·er, noun
pre·en·close, verb (used with object), pre·en·closed, pre·en·clos·ing.
re·en·close, verb (used with object), re·en·closed, re·en·clos·ing.
self-en·closed, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. encircle, encompass, ring, girdle.
1, 2. encircle, encompass, ring, girdle.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To enclosed
00:10
Enclosed
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
enclose or inclose (ɪnˈkləʊz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to close; hem in; surround |
| 2. | to surround (land) with or as if with a fence |
| 3. | to put in an envelope or wrapper, esp together with a letter |
| 4. | to contain or hold |
| inclose or inclose | |
| —vb | |
| en'closable or inclose | |
| —adj | |
| in'closable or inclose | |
| —adj | |
| en'closer or inclose | |
| —n | |
| in'closer or inclose | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
enclose
early 14c., from en- + close (v.). Specific sense of "to fence in waste or common ground" for the purpose of cultivation or to give it to private owners, is from c.1500. Meaning "place a document with a letter for transmission" is from 1707. Related: Enclosed; enclosing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Two seats, enclosed wheels and basic safety equipment were pretty much the only requirements.
But until completed, the wall would protect nobody, because there would be no land enclosed by a wall.
My excerpts are properly enclosed in quotation marks, and are properly credited to the publisher.
Enclosed please find a brief and truthful account of the capture of the specimens which compose this group.
Matching Quote
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
