cercar

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cercar

  • /sɨɾ.ˈkaɾ/ Portugal

verb cercando · cercado · cerco · cercas · cerca · cercamos

  1. pôr cerco a, sitiar
  2. pôr cerca a, murar
  3. rodear
  4. perseguir por todos os lados
  5. sentido figurado constranger, apertar
  6. reflexive rodear-se

In English

  • invest to lay siege to
  • circle surround
  • hem to surround something or someone in a confining way
  • belt surround
  • besiege to surround with armed forces
  • fence to enclose by building a fence
  • beset to encircle or surround (someone or something)
  • encompass encircle
  • surround to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions
  • enclose surround, fence in
  • encircle surround
  • circumvent to surround or besiege

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