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encamp

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkæmp/
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɛn-/
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɪŋ-/
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɛŋ-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æmp
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 N K AE1 M P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To establish a camp or temporary shelter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To form into a camp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

live in or as if in a tent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Can we go camping again this summer?
  • The circus tented near the town
  • The houseguests had to camp in the living room

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: camp, camp out, bivouac, tent

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: populate, dwell, live, inhabit

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: utábořit se — to establish a camp or temporary shelter
  • Esperanto: stariĝi tendare — to establish a camp or temporary shelter
  • Irish: campáil — to establish a camp or temporary shelter
  • Māori: puni — to establish a camp or temporary shelter
  • Māori: pūpahi — to establish a camp or temporary shelter
  • Russian: расположиться лагерем; стать лагерем (raspoložitʹsja lagerem; statʹ lagerem) — to establish a camp or temporary shelter