"circumtread" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌsɝ.kəmˈtrɛd/ [General-American], /ˌsəː.kəmˈtrɛd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: circumtreads [present, singular, third-person], circumtreading [participle, present], circumtrod [past], circumtrodden [participle, past]
Etymology: circum- + tread. From around + tread. Compare circumambulate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|circum-|tread}} circum- + tread Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+|circumtrod|circumtrodden}} circumtread (third-person singular simple present circumtreads, present participle circumtreading, simple past circumtrod, past participle circumtrodden)
  1. (transitive, rare, archaic) To tread or walk around; to go around (something) on foot. Tags: archaic, rare, transitive Translations (to walk around): kiertää (Finnish), körbejár (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-circumtread-en-verb-B7kL6Q6f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with circum-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with circum-: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'to walk around': 95 5
  2. For more quotations, see Citations:circumtread.
    Sense id: en-circumtread-en-verb-seXdGWjZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: circumambulate

Inflected forms

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