# circled

Pronunciation: say "SUR-kuhld" US /ˈsɜɹkəld/, UK /ˈsɜː(ɹ)kəld/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of circle. — simple past and past participle of circle
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of circle. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The hawk circled lazily above the open field._
   - _The editor circled every spelling mistake in red._

## Adjective

2. Marked with a circle or ellipse drawn around it; ringed.
   - Simple: Marked with a ring drawn around it to make it stand out.
   - _The proofreader handed back a draft full of circled typos._
   - _Every circled date on the calendar marked a deadline._
3. Having the shape of a circle; round.
   - Simple: Round in shape, like a circle.
4. Having a certain number or type of circles.
   - Simple: Having a stated number or kind of circles.
   - _A triple-circled crest is framed by three concentric rings._
   - _These antique coins are richly circled, each bearing several engraved rings._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/circled (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).