Enclose Meaning
/ənˈkloʊz/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo surround with a wall, fence, etc.
verbTo insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.
Sentence 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.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Please ____ a copy of your receipt with the signed return form.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please remember to ____ a copy of your ID with the application.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2024 May 4, John Naughton, “The internet is in decline – it needs rewilding”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Please ____ a copy of your receipt with the signed return form.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please remember to ____ a copy of your ID with the application.