circle

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Noun

Singular circle

Plural circles

A circle

1. A circle is a round shape.

   Please put your chairs in a circle.

   The dog was running in circles.

Verb

Plain form circle

Third-person singular circles

Past tense circled

Past participle circled

Present participle circling

(transitive & intransitive)

1. To circle something is to move around it.

   The earth circles the sun once a year.

   Using your pencil, please circle the correct answer.

Related words

• circular