encerrar

=

to enclose

verb

encerrar
transitive verb
1. to shut up o in (recluir); to lock up o in (con llave); to lock away o up (en la cárcel)
2. to contain (contener)
  • sus palabras encerraban una amenaza -> there was a threat in his words
encerrarse
pronomial verb
1. to shut oneself away (recluirse); to lock oneself away (con llave)
  • se encerró en su casa para acabar la novela -> she shut herself away in her house to finish the novel
  • se ha encerrado en sí misma y no quiere hablar con nadie -> she's withdrawn into her shell and doesn't want to talk to anyone
  • los estudiantes se encerraron en la biblioteca -> the students occupied the library

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encerrar [en-ther-rar’]
article & verb transitive
1. To lock or shut up, to confine, to get in or to close in.
2. To emboss.
3. To contain, to conclude, to comprehend.
  • El libro encierra profundas verdades -> the book contains deep truths
verb reflexive
4. To retire or withdraw from the world.
5. To be locked or shut up, to be closeted.
  • Se encerró en el cuarto -> she shut herself in her room

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Verb Conjugation for "encerrar"

Infinitive
encerrar
Gerund
encerrando
Participle
encerrado
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo encierro encerré encerraba encerraré encierre
Tú encierras encerraste encerrabas encerrarás encierres
Ella/Él/Usted encierra encerró encerraba encerrará encierre
Nosotros encerramos encerramos encerrábamos encerraremos encerremos
Vosotros encerráis encerrasteis encerrabais encerraréis encerréis
Ellos/Ustedes encierran encerraron encerraban encerrarán encierren
Complete encerrar conjugation
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