cercar

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cercar

[seɾˈkaɾ] seseante
[θeɾˈkaɾ] no seseante

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

Del latín circāre ('rodear').

verb haber cercado · cercando · habiendo cercado · cercado · cerco · cercas

Rodear un lugar con una valla, un seto, una alambrada, una muralla, un cerco, una cerca o con cualquier obstáculo que impida el paso y lo proteja de los extraños.
Rodear una plaza fuerte del enemigo y asediarlo.
Similar: sitiar
Rodear una muchedumbre a una persona, cosa o lugar.
literary Rodear. A ratos el viento cercaba la casa, se metía por rendijas de las puertas y de las ventanas.

In English

fence to enclose by building a fence
beset to encircle or surround (someone or something)
surround to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions
gird to encircle with, or as if with a belt
beleaguer to besiege; to surround with troops

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@misc{cercar_2026,
  title = {cercar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/cercar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}