gherao
verb/ɡeˈraʊ/
/ɡeˈraʊ/
(Indian English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gherao | /ɡeˈraʊ/ /ɡeˈraʊ/ |
| he / she / it gheraoes | /ɡeˈraʊz/ /ɡeˈraʊz/ |
| he / she / it gheraos | /ɡeˈraʊz/ /ɡeˈraʊz/ |
| past simple gheraoed | /ɡeˈraʊd/ /ɡeˈraʊd/ |
| past participle gheraoed | /ɡeˈraʊd/ /ɡeˈraʊd/ |
| -ing form gheraoing | /ɡeˈraʊɪŋ/ /ɡeˈraʊɪŋ/ |
- gherao somebody (in a protest) to prevent employers from leaving a place of work until workers are given what they want
- The protesters are threatening to gherao the vice chancellor.
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