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envelops

/ɛnˈvɛləps/

envelops is the third-person singular simple present indicative of envelop.

Meaning of envelop

Verb

envelop (third-person singular simple present envelops, present participle enveloping, simple past and past participle enveloped)

  1. (transitive) To surround, enclose or enfold.
    • In the fulness of time there was an eruption of the merry-makers to the sidewalk. The uninvited guests enveloped and permeated them, and upon the night air rose joyous cries, congratulations, laughter and unclassified noises born of McGary's oblations to the hymeneal scene.1906 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “From the Cabby’s Seat”, in The Four Million, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co, →OCLC, page 165

Questions about envelops

What is envelops the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Envelops is the third-person singular simple present indicative of envelop.
How do you pronounce envelops?
Envelops is pronounced /ɛnˈvɛləps/.

Words near envelops in the dictionary

  1. envelopeth
  2. enveloping
  3. envelopingly
  4. envelopment
  5. envelopments
  6. envelops
  7. envenime
  8. envenimed
  9. envenom
  10. envenomate
  11. envenomated

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