fence in

• Deutsches Verb, das bedeutet, ein Grundstück oder Gelände mit einem Zaun zu umgeben oder jemandes Freiheit bzw. Bewegungsfreiheit einzuschränken.

A phrasal verb meaning to surround an area with a fence, or to restrict someone's freedom or movement.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Enclose with a fenceformal

   To surround an area with a fence to keep something in or out.

   Einzäunen

   • They fenced in the garden to keep the rabbits out.
   • The farmer fenced in the pasture for the cattle.
   • We need to fence in the backyard for the dog.

   Synonymeconfineenclosehem inpenringsurround

2. Restrict or confineinformal

   To limit someone's freedom or actions, often by rules or boundaries.

   Einschränken

   • She felt fenced in by her strict schedule.
   • The new regulations fenced in the company's expansion plans.
   • He doesn't like being fenced in by too many rules.

   Synonymecageconfineconstraincoop upenclosehedge inhem inlimitpenrestrict

   Antonymeemancipatefreeliberatereleaseunleash

Grundverbfence