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# enclose

verb (enclose, encloses, enclosed, enclosing)

«enclose» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To enclose a place is to put a wall, fence or cover all the way round it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclose/#m1)
2. To enclose something is to put it in an envelope or parcel together with a letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclose/#m2)
3. In maths, to enclose an area means a line or shape goes all the way round it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclose/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths, a closed shape encloses an area; a fence encloses a field and you may work out its perimeter or area. In everyday letters people write «I enclose a cheque» or «please find enclosed». In science a cell membrane encloses the cell. Phrases: enclose a photo, please find enclosed, an enclosed space, enclosed by a wall.

### Examples

- A tall hedge encloses the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclose/#x1)
- I enclose a photo of our new puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclose/#x2)
- The farmer used a fence to enclose the sheep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclose/#x3)
- A square of side 4 m encloses an area of 16 square metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclose/#x4)
- Please find enclosed the form for the school trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclose/#x5)
- The zoo animals live in an enclosed area. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclose/#x6)
- Brackets enclose the part of the sum you work out first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclose/#x7)
- Never play in an enclosed space like an old fridge — you could run out of air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclose/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: enclosed, enclosing. The noun is «enclosure» (a fenced area, or something sent in a letter). «Enclosed» in a letter is formal. In maths, the length round the outside is the perimeter; the space inside is the area — do not mix them up.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah says the three mother letters hold a great mystery, with Fire, Water, and Air proceeding from them. They are "sealed" as with six rings, meaning the six directions. In the Song of Songs, to enclose a door with cedar boards means to shut it in, which tradition reads as guarding a young woman or the people Israel. In the primary lessons: In maths, a closed shape encloses an area; a fence encloses a field and you may work out its perimeter or area. In everyday letters people write «I enclose a cheque» or «please find enclosed». In science a cell membrane encloses the cell. Phrases: enclose a photo, please find enclosed, an enclosed space, enclosed by a wall.

### Examples

- These three mothers enclose a mighty mystery, most occult and most marvelous, sealed as with six rings, and from them proceed primeval Fire, Water, and Air; these are subsequently differentiated into male and female. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#x1)
- If she be a wall, we will build upon her a turret of silver; and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. (Writings SNG.8.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/#x2)

### Note

Regular verb: enclosed, enclosing. The noun is «enclosure» (a fenced area, or something sent in a letter). «Enclosed» in a letter is formal. In maths, the length round the outside is the perimeter; the space inside is the area — do not mix them up.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «enclose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«enclose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enclose.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «enclose» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/enclose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«enclose» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/enclose.html) on Mova free.