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   Sur·round

   /səˈround/

   

   verb

   • 1. be all around (someone or something): "the hotel is surrounded by its own gardens"
   • ▪ (of troops, police, etc.) encircle (someone or something) so as to cut off communication or escape: "troops surrounded the parliament building"
   • ▪ be associated with: "the killings were surrounded by controversy"

   noun

   • 1. a thing that forms a border or edging around an object: "an oak fireplace surround"
   • ▪ the area encircling something; surroundings: "the beautiful surrounds of Moosehead Lake"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘overflow’): from Old French souronder, from late Latin superundare, from super- ‘over’ + undare ‘to flow’ (from unda ‘a wave’); later associated with round. Current senses of the noun date from the late 19th century.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySURROUND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun. us / səˈraʊnd / uk / səˈraʊnd / [ C ] the area or border around something: Our bathtub has a tiled surround. surrounds [ plural ] US. the area that is near and around a place: The house is set in lush surrounds and has views of the ocean. See more. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   Definitions of surround. verb. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. “The forest surrounds my property” synonyms: border, environ, ring, skirt. see more. verb. envelop completely. synonyms: smother. see more. verb. surround with a wall in order to fortify. synonyms: fence, fence in, palisade, wall. see more. verb.

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   Definition of surround verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSURROUND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · surround in British English. (səˈraʊnd ) verb (transitive) 1. to encircle or enclose or cause to be encircled or enclosed. 2. to deploy forces on all sides of (a place or military formation ), so preventing access or retreat. 3. to exist around.

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   Surround definition: to enclose on all sides; encompass. See examples of SURROUND used in a sentence.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSURROUND | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to be or go everywhere around something or someone: The house is surrounded by a large garden. The police have surrounded the building. the surrounding countryside. Fewer examples. Huge mountains surround the city. A number of imposing building surround the market square. A layer of protective tissue surrounds the nerve.

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   Surround definition, to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters. See more.