environ
IPA: ɛnvˈaɪrʌn
noun
- (archaic except in the plural, formal, also figuratively) A surrounding area or place (especially of an urban settlement); an environment.
verb
- To encircle or surround (someone or something).
- (often military) To encircle or surround (someone or something) so as to attack from all sides; to beset.
- (heraldry, chiefly passive voice, obsolete) To encircle or surround (a heraldic element such as a charge or escutcheon (shield)).
- 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).
- (obsolete)
- To amount to or encompass (a space).
- To travel completely around (a place or thing); to circumnavigate.
adverb
- In the neighbourhood; around.
- Almost, nearly.
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Examples of "environ" in Sentences
- The kids environ the building.
- It is persistent in the environment.
- The environment consists of stimuli.
- The town was environed by mountains.
- The editing environment is intolerable.
- Ecology is the study of the environment.
- The environment is comprised of stimuli.
- The surroundings around us is the environment.
- The surrounding environment determines the sex of the larva.
- The object of selection is the phenotype in its surrounding environment.
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