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fence in

fence in verb: to enclose with a fence.

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.
    • If we fence in that field, it will be a good pasture for a horse.
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To restrict freedom.
    • Many people feel fenced in by the new rules.

Forms of fence in

third-person singular presentfences in
present participlefencing in
past participlefenced in
pastfenced in

Questions about fence in

What does fence in mean?
Fence in means to enclose with a fence.
What part of speech is fence in?
Fence in is a verb.
What is the past tense of fence in?
The past tense of fence in is fenced in.

Words near fence in in the dictionary

  1. fencamine
  2. fence
  3. fence hopper
  4. fence hoppers
  5. Fence Houses
  6. fence in
  7. fence line
  8. fence lines
  9. fence lizard
  10. fence lizards
  11. fence month

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