environ

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Synonyms: enviro, inviron, endiron, enviros

Antonyms: enviro, inviron, endiron, enviros

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Adverb

1. In the neighbourhood; around.
2. Almost, nearly.

Verb

1. To encircle or surround (someone or something).
2. To encircle or surround (someone or something) so as to attack from all sides; to beset.
3. To encircle or surround (a heraldic element such as a charge or escutcheon (shield)).
4. To cover, enclose, or envelop (someone or something).
5. Followed by from: to hide or shield (someone or something).
6. Of a person: to be positioned or stationed around (someone or something) to attend to or protect them.
7. Of a situation or state of affairs, especially danger or trouble: to happen to and affect (someone or something).
8. To amount to or encompass (a space). To travel completely around (a place or thing); to circumnavigate.
9. To amount to or encompass (a space).
10. To travel completely around (a place or thing); to circumnavigate.

Noun

1. A surrounding area or place (especially of an urban settlement); an environment.
   • Naples and its environs

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