Meaning
to surround, encircle
- to form a circle around someone or something, enclosing them completely
In a sentence
La polizia ha accerchiato l'edificio per impedire la fuga del ladro.
The police surrounded the building to prevent the thief from escaping.
I manifestanti hanno accerchiato la piazza principale senza incidenti.
The protesters encircled the main square without incident.
Ci siamo accorti che i lupi stavano accerchiando il gregge.
We realized that the wolves were encircling the flock.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| accerchiare | infinitive |
| accerchio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| accerchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accerchia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accerchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| accerchiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accerchiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accerchiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accerchiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accerchiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accerchiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accerchiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accerchiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accerchiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| accerchiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| accerchiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| accerchiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| accerchiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| accerchiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| accerchierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| accerchierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| accerchierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| accerchieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| accerchierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| accerchieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| accerchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| accerchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accerchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accerchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| accerchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accerchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accerchiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accerchiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accerchiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accerchiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accerchiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accerchiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accerchierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| accerchieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accerchierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accerchieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| accerchiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accerchierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accerchia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| accerchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| accerchiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| accerchiando | gerund |
| accerchiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Similar to circondare, but often conveys a tactical or threatening encirclement.