Dictionary Definition
environ v : be around; "Developments surround the
town"; "The river encircles the village" [syn: surround, encircle, circle, round, ring]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Quotations
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- I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs
- By the known rules of antient libertie,
- When strait a barbarous noise environs me
- Of Owles and Cuckoes, Asses, Apes and Doggs - I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs, John Milton (1673)
- By the known rules of antient libertie,
- I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs
French
Pronunciation
- /ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔ̃/
- /A~.vi.RO~/