encamp en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈkæmp/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɛn-/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪŋ-/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɛŋ-/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English camp English encamp From en- + camp.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To establish a camp or temporary shelter.
We spent half an hour on the summit before returning to our camp, where we stuffed the frozen tent and all the gear into our packs and started the long descent of the southwest ridge to rejoin Harish and others who were still encamped on the col at the foot of it.
1999, Harish Kapadia, “Ascents in the Panch Chuli Group”, in Across Peaks & Passes in Kumaun Himalaya, New Delhi: Indus Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 136:
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(transitive) To form into a camp.
England were encamped in San Marino territory for the entire game and the only disappointment for manager Gareth Southgate will be the fact their finishing was very poor.
2021 March 25, Phil McNulty, “England 5-0 San Marino”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| encamping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| encamped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| encamped | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| encamps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (7)
eo stariĝi tendare (to establish a camp or temporary shelter) · cs utábořit se (to establish a camp or temporary shelter) · mi puni (to establish a camp or temporary shelter) · ga campáil (to establish a camp or temporary shelter) · eo ekbivaki (to establish a camp or temporary shelter) · ru расположиться лагерем; стать лагерем (to establish a camp or temporary shelter) · mi pūpahi (to establish a camp or temporary shelter)