circumscribe
To draw a line aroundTo draw a line around; to encircle.
» That child's free time is circumscribed.
Meaning
3 sensesTo draw a line around; to encircle.
einkreisen
опи́сыватьopísyvatʹ, описа́тьopisátʹ
draw a line around
To limit narrowly; to restrict.
eingrenzen
ограни́чиватьograníčivatʹ, ограни́читьograníčitʹ
restrict or confine within limits
To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.
оче́рчиватьočérčivatʹ, очерти́тьočertítʹ, опи́сыватьopísyvatʹ
Examples
3 sentencesThat child's free time is circumscribed.
Find the radius of the circumscribed circle of the triangle.
Our existence is circumscribed by a beginning and an end.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin circumscrībō, from circum (“around”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, cFrom Latin circumscrībō, from circum (“around”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, circum- + scribe.
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Forms
circumscribes, circumscribing, circumscribed, circumscribed| Base form | circumscribe · to circumscribe |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | circumscribes |
| Present participle | circumscribing |
| Past simple | circumscribed |
| Past participle | circumscribed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonyms- restrict or confine within limits:limitconfine to
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle