enclose

CEFRB1

/ənˈkloʊz/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To surround or shut something inside a space.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.

Examples

  • In accordance with your request, I enclose a picture of myself.

  • With regard to your letter of July 22nd, I enclose our most recent catalogue.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈkləʊz/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To surround with a wall, fence, etc.

More examples

In context

  • Please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope if you require a reply.

  • to enclose lands

  • The creative commons of the internet has been gradually and inexorably enclosed, much as agricultural land was by parliamentary acts from 1600 onwards in England.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.