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[ˈsɜːk(ə)l] noun [C] I
1) a curved line that creates a round enclosed space and is the same distance from the centre at every point
2) a group of people or things arranged in a circle
a circle of stones[/ex]
3) a group of people who know one another or are interested in the same things
international financial circles[/ex]
They have a large circle of friends.[/ex]
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come/go/turn full circle — if a situation comes, goes, or turns full circle, it becomes the same again as it was at the beginning[/ex]
go around/round in circles — to do something for a long time without achieving any results because you always return to the same problem[/ex]
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verb
circle [ˈsɜːk(ə)l]
1) [I/T] to move in a circle, or to move something in a circle
2) [T] to draw a circle around something

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