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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "envolupen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English envolupen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "anveloper"
},
"expansion": "Old French anveloper",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "envoluper",
"3": ""
},
"expansion": "envoluper",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "envelopper"
},
"expansion": "envelopper",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "en-"
},
"expansion": "en-",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "voloper"
},
"expansion": "voloper",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "vloper",
"3": "",
"4": "to wrap, wrap up"
},
"expansion": "vloper (“to wrap, wrap up”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "viluppare",
"3": "-viluppare"
},
"expansion": "Italian -viluppare",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "roa-oit",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Old Italian",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "goluppare",
"3": "",
"4": "to wrap"
},
"expansion": "goluppare (“to wrap”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "VL.",
"3": "*vuloppare",
"4": "",
"5": "to wrap"
},
"expansion": "Vulgar Latin *vuloppare (“to wrap”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*wlappaną"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wlappaną",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gem-pro",
"2": "*wrappaną",
"3": "",
"4": "to wrap, roll up, turn, wind"
},
"expansion": "*wrappaną (“to wrap, roll up, turn, wind”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*werb-",
"4": "",
"5": "to turn, bend"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, bend”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "wlappen",
"3": "",
"4": "to wrap, fold"
},
"expansion": "Middle English wlappen (“to wrap, fold”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "lap",
"3": "",
"4": "to wrap, involve, fold"
},
"expansion": "lap (“to wrap, involve, fold”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "wrappen",
"3": "",
"4": "to wrap"
},
"expansion": "wrappen (“to wrap”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "lappen",
"3": "",
"4": "to wrap up, embrace"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch lappen (“to wrap up, embrace”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Danish",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "vravle",
"3": "",
"4": "to wind, twist"
},
"expansion": "vravle (“to wind, twist”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gml",
"2": "wrempen",
"3": "",
"4": "to wrinkle, distort"
},
"expansion": "Middle Low German wrempen (“to wrinkle, distort”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "wearp",
"3": "",
"4": "warp"
},
"expansion": "wearp (“warp”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enwrap"
},
"expansion": "enwrap",
"name": "l"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English envolupen, from Old French anveloper, envoluper (modern French envelopper), from en- + voloper, vloper (“to wrap, wrap up”) (compare Italian -viluppare; Old Italian alternative form goluppare (“to wrap”)) from Vulgar Latin *vuloppare (“to wrap”), from Proto-Germanic *wlappaną, *wrappaną (“to wrap, roll up, turn, wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, bend”) http://www.wordnik.com/words/envelop. Akin to Middle English wlappen (“to wrap, fold”) (Modern English lap (“to wrap, involve, fold”)), Middle English wrappen (“to wrap”), Middle Dutch lappen (“to wrap up, embrace”), Danish dialectal vravle (“to wind, twist”), Middle Low German wrempen (“to wrinkle, distort”), Old English wearp (“warp”). Doublet of enwrap.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "envelops",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "enveloping",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "enveloped",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "enveloped",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "envelop (third-person singular simple present envelops, present participle enveloping, simple past and past participle enveloped)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Bulgarian terms with redundant script codes",
"parents": [
"Terms with redundant script codes",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2011 December 10, Marc Higginson, “Bolton 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "The Midlanders will hope the victory will kickstart a campaign that looked to have hit the buffers, but the sense of trepidation enveloping the Reebok Stadium heading into the new year underlines the seriousness of the predicament facing Owen Coyle's men.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 52",
"text": "Then we trundle along a railway enveloped in trees for much of its route, before the river widens, allowing unobstructed views as the line hugs one bank before arriving at Looe, where the single platform is just long enough to fit a two-car Class 150.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To surround or enclose."
],
"id": "en-envelop-en-verb--A499CSC",
"links": [
[
"surround",
"surround"
],
[
"enclose",
"enclose"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To surround or enclose."
],
"related": [
{
"word": "envelope"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "invelop"
},
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "invelope"
},
{
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "envelope"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "çulğalamaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "qaplamaq"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obvivam",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "обвивам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obgrǎštam",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "обгръщам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bāoguǒ",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "包裹"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bāowéi",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "包围"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "omvatten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "omhullen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "sulkea"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "envelopper"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "einhüllen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "umhüllen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tylígo",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "τυλίγω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "perivállo",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "περιβάλλω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "peritylígo",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "περιτυλίγω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "perikyklóno",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "περικυκλώνω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "körbevesz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "körülvesz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "bekerít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "beburkol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "beborít"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "circondare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "avviluppare"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tachikomeru",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "立ち込める"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "potiyuka",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "പൊതിയുക"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "kōpaki"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "omringe"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "omgi"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "innelukke"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "sarmak",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "صارمق"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "envolver"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okružátʹ",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "окружа́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obvolakivatʹ",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "обволакивать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "envolver"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ohortáty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "огорта́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ohornúty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "огорну́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obhortáty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обгорта́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obhornúty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обгорну́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "opovyváty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "оповива́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "opovýty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "опови́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obvolikáty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обволіка́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obvoloktý",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обволокти́"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ɛnˈvɛləp/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-envelop.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/En-us-envelop.ogg/En-us-envelop.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/En-us-envelop.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
},
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"audio": "en-uk-envelop.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/df/En-uk-envelop.ogg/En-uk-envelop.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/En-uk-envelop.ogg",
"tags": [
"UK"
],
"text": "Audio (UK)"
},
{
"enpr": "ĕn-vĕlʹəp"
}
],
"word": "envelop"
}
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"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "jvn",
"2": "amplop",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: amplop",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: amplop"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "id",
"2": "amplop",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Indonesian: amplop\n→ Ambonese Malay: amplop\n→ Ternate: amflop",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ Indonesian: amplop\n→ Ambonese Malay: amplop\n→ Ternate: amflop"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pap",
"2": "ènvelòp",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Papiamentu: ènvelòp",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Papiamentu: ènvelòp"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "srn",
"2": "ènfelop",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: ènfelop",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Sranan Tongo: ènfelop"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "jvn",
"2": "angflop",
"3": "angklop",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: angflop, angklop",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: angflop, angklop"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "fr",
"3": "enveloppe"
},
"expansion": "French enveloppe",
"name": "bor"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from French enveloppe.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "enveloppen",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "envelopje",
"tags": [
"diminutive",
"neuter"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "f",
"2": "-en",
"3": "envelopje"
},
"expansion": "envelop f (plural enveloppen, diminutive envelopje n)",
"name": "nl-noun"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"en‧ve‧lop"
],
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"An envelope, closing paper wrapper as used for mailing"
],
"id": "en-envelop-nl-noun-laJ-lKQ0",
"links": [
[
"envelope",
"envelope"
],
[
"paper",
"paper"
],
[
"wrapper",
"wrapper"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "briefomslag"
},
{
"word": "enveloppe"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ˌɑn.vəˈlɔp/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌɛn.vəˈlɔp/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔp"
},
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/03/Nl-envelop.ogg/Nl-envelop.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Nl-envelop.ogg",
"text": "Audio"
}
],
"word": "envelop"
}
{
"descendants": [
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"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "jvn",
"2": "amplop",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: amplop",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: amplop"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "id",
"2": "amplop",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Indonesian: amplop\n→ Ambonese Malay: amplop\n→ Ternate: amflop",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "→ Indonesian: amplop\n→ Ambonese Malay: amplop\n→ Ternate: amflop"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pap",
"2": "ènvelòp",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Papiamentu: ènvelòp",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Papiamentu: ènvelòp"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "srn",
"2": "ènfelop",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: ènfelop",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Sranan Tongo: ènfelop"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "jvn",
"2": "angflop",
"3": "angklop",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: angflop, angklop",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: angflop, angklop"
}
],
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"2": "fr",
"3": "enveloppe"
},
"expansion": "French enveloppe",
"name": "bor"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from French enveloppe.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "enveloppen",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "envelopje",
"tags": [
"diminutive",
"neuter"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
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"2": "-en",
"3": "envelopje"
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"expansion": "envelop f (plural enveloppen, diminutive envelopje n)",
"name": "nl-noun"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"en‧ve‧lop"
],
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
"Dutch feminine nouns",
"Dutch lemmas",
"Dutch nouns",
"Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
"Dutch terms borrowed from French",
"Dutch terms derived from French",
"Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Dutch terms with audio links",
"Rhymes:Dutch/ɔp",
"Rhymes:Dutch/ɔp/3 syllables"
],
"glosses": [
"An envelope, closing paper wrapper as used for mailing"
],
"links": [
[
"envelope",
"envelope"
],
[
"paper",
"paper"
],
[
"wrapper",
"wrapper"
]
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˌɑn.vəˈlɔp/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌɛn.vəˈlɔp/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔp"
},
{
"audio": "Nl-envelop.ogg",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Nl-envelop.ogg",
"text": "Audio"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "briefomslag"
},
{
"word": "enveloppe"
}
],
"word": "envelop"
}
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},
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{
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"3": "",
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"4": "",
"5": "to wrap"
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"name": "der"
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"4": "",
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{
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"3": "",
"4": "to wrap, fold"
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{
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"2": "lap",
"3": "",
"4": "to wrap, involve, fold"
},
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{
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"3": "",
"4": "to wrap"
},
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"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "lappen",
"3": "",
"4": "to wrap up, embrace"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch lappen (“to wrap up, embrace”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Danish",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "vravle",
"3": "",
"4": "to wind, twist"
},
"expansion": "vravle (“to wind, twist”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gml",
"2": "wrempen",
"3": "",
"4": "to wrinkle, distort"
},
"expansion": "Middle Low German wrempen (“to wrinkle, distort”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "wearp",
"3": "",
"4": "warp"
},
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"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enwrap"
},
"expansion": "enwrap",
"name": "l"
}
],
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{
"form": "envelops",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "enveloping",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "enveloped",
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"past"
]
},
{
"form": "enveloped",
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"past"
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}
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"pos": "verb",
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{
"word": "envelope"
}
],
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"English 3-syllable words",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old French",
"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English terms with quotations",
"English transitive verbs",
"English verbs"
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{
"ref": "2011 December 10, Marc Higginson, “Bolton 1 - 2 Aston Villa”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "The Midlanders will hope the victory will kickstart a campaign that looked to have hit the buffers, but the sense of trepidation enveloping the Reebok Stadium heading into the new year underlines the seriousness of the predicament facing Owen Coyle's men.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 52",
"text": "Then we trundle along a railway enveloped in trees for much of its route, before the river widens, allowing unobstructed views as the line hugs one bank before arriving at Looe, where the single platform is just long enough to fit a two-car Class 150.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To surround or enclose."
],
"links": [
[
"surround",
"surround"
],
[
"enclose",
"enclose"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To surround or enclose."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ɛnˈvɛləp/"
},
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"audio": "en-us-envelop.ogg",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/En-us-envelop.ogg",
"tags": [
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],
"text": "Audio (US)"
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{
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/df/En-uk-envelop.ogg/En-uk-envelop.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/En-uk-envelop.ogg",
"tags": [
"UK"
],
"text": "Audio (UK)"
},
{
"enpr": "ĕn-vĕlʹəp"
}
],
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{
"word": "invelop"
},
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "invelope"
},
{
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "envelope"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "çulğalamaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "qaplamaq"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obvivam",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "обвивам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obgrǎštam",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "обгръщам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bāoguǒ",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "包裹"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bāowéi",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "包围"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "omvatten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "omhullen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "sulkea"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "envelopper"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "einhüllen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "umhüllen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tylígo",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "τυλίγω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "perivállo",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "περιβάλλω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "peritylígo",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "περιτυλίγω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "perikyklóno",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "περικυκλώνω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "körbevesz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "körülvesz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "bekerít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "beburkol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "beborít"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "circondare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "avviluppare"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tachikomeru",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "立ち込める"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "potiyuka",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "പൊതിയുക"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "kōpaki"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "omringe"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "omgi"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "innelukke"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "sarmak",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "صارمق"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "envolver"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okružátʹ",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "окружа́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obvolakivatʹ",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "обволакивать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"word": "envolver"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ohortáty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "огорта́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ohornúty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "огорну́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obhortáty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обгорта́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obhornúty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обгорну́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "opovyváty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "оповива́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "opovýty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "опови́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obvolikáty",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обволіка́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obvoloktý",
"sense": "to surround or enclose",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обволокти́"
}
],
"word": "envelop"
}
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