"fence in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-fence in.ogg Forms: fences in [present, singular, third-person], fencing in [participle, present], fenced in [participle, past], fenced in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fence in (third-person singular simple present fences in, present participle fencing in, simple past and past participle fenced in)
  1. To enclose with a fence. Coordinate_terms: box in (english: often synonymous) Translations (to enclose with a fence): φράσσω (phrássō) (Ancient Greek), aidata (Finnish), saepiō (Latin)
    Sense id: en-fence_in-en-verb-nBANWtqw Disambiguation of 'to enclose with a fence': 99 1
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To restrict freedom. Tags: broadly, idiomatic Translations (to restrict freedom): rajoittaa vapautta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fence_in-en-verb-A-7zhg7U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of 'to restrict freedom': 1 99

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "to enclose with a fence",
      "word": "aidata"
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      "sense": "to enclose with a fence",
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