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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. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com · definitionsurround verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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

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   What does surround mean?

   • surround yourself with somebody/something to choose to have particular people or things near you all the time I like to surround myself with beautiful things. Definition of surround verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Where did the word surround come from?

   • Origin surround1 (1400-1500) Old French suronder “to overflow, flood”, from Late Latin superundare, from Latin unda “wave” surround meaning, definition, what is surround: to be all around someone or something on...: Learn more.

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   What does surrounded mean?

   • to move into position all around someone or something, especially so as to prevent them from escaping; to move someone or something into position in this way surround somebody/something Police surrounded the building. surround somebody/something with somebody/something They surrounded the building with police.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org · surroundSURROUND | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SURROUND definition: 1. to be or go everywhere around something or someone: 2. to have a lot of people or things near…. Learn more.

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   1. If a person or thing is surrounded by something, that thing is situated all around them. [...] 2. If you are surrounded by soldiers or police, they spread out so that they are in positions all the way around you. [...] 3. The circumstances, feelings, or ideas which surround something are those that are closely associated with it. [...] More.

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   Define surround. surround synonyms, surround pronunciation, surround translation, English dictionary definition of surround. tr.v. sur·round·ed , sur·round·ing , sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle: the magnetic field that surrounds the earth.

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   surround meaning, definition, what is surround: to be all around someone or something on...: Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org · english · surroundsSURROUNDS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the area that is near and around a place: The house is set in lush surrounds and has views of the ocean. The film was shot in the stunningly beautiful surrounds of Montana. We had dinner in the plush surrounds of the country club. The museum is located in the surrounds of the old port.

9. www.wordnik.com · words · surroundsurround - definition and meaning - Wordnik

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   noun The area around a thing or place. noun Surroundings; environment. noun A method of hunting wild animals by surrounding them and driving them to a place from which they cannot escape. from The Century Dictionary.