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verb [ T ] uk / səˈraʊnd / us / səˈraʊnd / B1. to be everywhere around something: Snow-capped mountains surround the city. Gwen sat at her desk, surrounded by books and papers. Mystery still surrounds the exact circumstances of Stalin's death. She said that she wanted to die surrounded by the people she loves (= with them all present).
Synonyms for SURROUNDED: encircled, circled, encompassed, ringed, embraced, enclosed, inclosed, besieged, wreathed, girdled.
Surrounded definition: (of troops, a fort or town, etc.) encircled or hemmed in by enemies on all sides so as to cut off communication or retreat. See examples of SURROUNDED used in a sentence.
1. a (1) : to enclose on all sides : envelop. the crowd surrounded her. (2) : to enclose so as to cut off communication or retreat : invest entry 2. b. : to form or be a member of the entourage of. flatterers who surround the king. c. : to constitute part of the environment of. surrounded by poverty. d.
B1. to be everywhere around something: Snow-capped mountains surround the city. Gwen sat at her desk, surrounded by books and papers. Mystery still surrounds the exact circumstances of Stalin's death. She said that she wanted to die surrounded by the people she loves (= with them all present).
Definitions of surrounded. adjective. confined on all sides. “a camp surrounded by enemies” synonyms: encircled. enclosed. closed in or surrounded or included within. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Surrounded." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/surrounded. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024. Copy citation.
1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle: the magnetic field that surrounds the earth. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication: The police surrounded the house. n. 1. Something, such as fencing or a border, that surrounds: a fireplace surround. 2. a.
