ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Environ

/ɪnˈvaɪɹən/ · adverb

Meaning

In the neighbourhood; around..

Definitions by Sense

In the neighbourhood; around.
Almost, nearly.
To encircle or surround (someone or something).
To cover, enclose, or envelop (someone or something).
Followed by from: to hide or shield (someone or something).
(chiefly passive voice) Of a person: to be positioned or stationed around (someone or something) to attend to or protect them.
(figuratively) Of a situation or state of affairs, especially danger or trouble: to happen to and affect (someone or something).
To amount to or encompass (a space).

Example Sentences

Thaboũdant grace of the power deuyne / whiche doth illumyne yͤ world inuyron / Preſerue this audyẽce and cauſe them to inclyne / To charyte this is my petycyon

Lord Godfreyes eie three times enuiron goes, / To vievv vvhat count'nance euerie vvarriour beares, […]

For now I ſtand as one vpon a rocke, / Inuirond with a wildernes of ſea, / VVho markes the vvaxing tide, grovv vvaue by vvaue, / Expecting euer vvhen ſome enuious ſurge, / VVill in his briniſh bovvels ſvvallow him.

Into that foreſt farre they thence him led, / VVhere vvas their dvvelling, in a pleaſant glade, / VVith mountaines rovvnd about enuironed, / And mightie vvoodes, vvhich did the valley ſhade, […]

There is another village called Finland, Fingland and Fennland, which is almost environned with a moss and fenny ground.

I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs / By the knovvn rules of antient libertie, / When ſtrait a barbarous noiſe environs me / Of Ovvles and Cuckoes, Aſſes, Apes and Doggs.

[W]ent I forth, and found, till then unknovvn, / A cottage, vvhither oft vve ſince repair: / 'Tis perch'd upon the green-hill top, but cloſe / Inviron'd vvith a ring of branching elms / That overhang the thatch, itſelf unſeen, / Peeps at the vale belovv; […]

We bless thee for the material world, wherewith thou environest us beneath and about and overhead.

Word Forms

environs
environing
environed
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environ
environned
environest
environedst
environeth
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Use environ when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does environ mean?

Environ means In the neighbourhood; around..

What is a synonym for environ?

Common synonyms include round, round about, belay, ring.

What is the opposite of environ?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use environ in a sentence?

Thaboũdant grace of the power deuyne / whiche doth illumyne yͤ world inuyron / Preſerue this audyẽce and cauſe them to inclyne / To charyte this is my petycyon

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Definitions by Sense

In the neighbourhood; around.

Almost, nearly.

To encircle or surround (someone or something).

To cover, enclose, or envelop (someone or something).

Followed by from: to hide or shield (someone or something).

(chiefly passive voice) Of a person: to be positioned or stationed around (someone or something) to attend to or protect them.

(figuratively) Of a situation or state of affairs, especially danger or trouble: to happen to and affect (someone or something).

To amount to or encompass (a space).

Example Sentences

Thaboũdant grace of the power deuyne / whiche doth illumyne yͤ world inuyron / Preſerue this audyẽce and cauſe them to inclyne / To charyte this is my petycyon

Lord Godfreyes eie three times enuiron goes, / To vievv vvhat count'nance euerie vvarriour beares, […]

For now I ſtand as one vpon a rocke, / Inuirond with a wildernes of ſea, / VVho markes the vvaxing tide, grovv vvaue by vvaue, / Expecting euer vvhen ſome enuious ſurge, / VVill in his briniſh bovvels ſvvallow him.

Into that foreſt farre they thence him led, / VVhere vvas their dvvelling, in a pleaſant glade, / VVith mountaines rovvnd about enuironed, / And mightie vvoodes, vvhich did the valley ſhade, […]

There is another village called Finland, Fingland and Fennland, which is almost environned with a moss and fenny ground.

I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs / By the knovvn rules of antient libertie, / When ſtrait a barbarous noiſe environs me / Of Ovvles and Cuckoes, Aſſes, Apes and Doggs.

[W]ent I forth, and found, till then unknovvn, / A cottage, vvhither oft vve ſince repair: / 'Tis perch'd upon the green-hill top, but cloſe / Inviron'd vvith a ring of branching elms / That overhang the thatch, itſelf unſeen, / Peeps at the vale belovv; […]

We bless thee for the material world, wherewith thou environest us beneath and about and overhead.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does environ mean?

Environ means In the neighbourhood; around..

What is a synonym for environ?

Common synonyms include round, round about, belay, ring.

What is the opposite of environ?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use environ in a sentence?

Thaboũdant grace of the power deuyne / whiche doth illumyne yͤ world inuyron / Preſerue this audyẽce and cauſe them to inclyne / To charyte this is my petycyon

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.