surround

sur·round  (s-round)

tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds

1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle.

2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication.

n.

1. Something, such as fencing or a border, that surrounds: a fireplace surround.

2.

a. The area around a thing or place: inflammation extending to the surround of the eye.

b. Surroundings; environment: "It was the country, the flat agricultural surround, that so ravished me" Listener.

3. A method of hunting wild animals by surrounding them and driving them to a place from which they cannot escape.

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[Middle English surrounden, to inundate, from Old French suronder, from Late Latin superundre : Latin super-, super- + Latin undre, to rise in waves (from unda, wave; see wed-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

Synonyms: surround, circle, compass, encircle, encompass, environ, gird¹, girdle, ring¹
These verbs mean to lie around and bound on all sides: Suburbs surround the city. A crown circled the king's head. Fog compassed the mountain peak. A belt encircled her waist. A lake encompassed the island. The desert environed the oases. A deep moat girds the castle. Flower gardens girdled the bird bath. Guests ringed the coffee table.

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surround

Verb

1. to encircle or enclose (something or someone)

2. to exist around (someone or something): the family members who surround him

Noun

Chiefly Brit a border, such as the area of uncovered floor between the walls of a room and the carpet [Old French suronder]

surrounding adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	surround - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" environs, surroundings, environment ambiance, ambience - the atmosphere of an environment medium - the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium" setting, scene - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" element - the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes" geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth habitat, home ground - the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" melting pot - an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated parts - the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years"
Verb	1.	surround - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" border, environ, skirt, ring adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" fringe - decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress" gird, girdle - put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" cloister - surround with a cloister; "cloister the garden" inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" hem in - surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers" cloister - surround with a cloister, as of a garden
	2.	surround - envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy" smother cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	3.	surround - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" besiege, circumvent, hem in, beleaguer attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" seal off, blockade - impose a blockade on ebb - hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
	4.	surround - surround with a wall in order to fortify palisade, wall, fence in, fence protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" stockade - surround with a stockade in order to fortify circumvallate - surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification

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surround

verb 1. enclose, ring, encircle, encompass, envelop, close in on, fence in, girdle, hem in, environ, enwreath

verb 2. besiege, beset, lay siege to, invest (rare)

Translations

surround [səˈraund] vt → rodear, circundar;

(MIL etc) → cercar

surround [səˈraund] vt → entourer;

(Mil etc) → encercler

surround [səˈraund] vt → umgeben;

(Mil, Police etc) → umstellen

surround [səˈraund] vt → circondare;

(MIL etc) → accerchiare

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surround

v surround [səˈraund]

1 to be, or come, all round Britain is surrounded by sea; Enemy troops surrounded the town; Mystery surrounds his death. omring يُحيط، يُطَوِّقُ заобикалям obklopit omgive; omringe umbegen περικυκλώνω, περιβάλλομαι rodear; cercar, sitiar; envolver ümbritsema, ümber piirama احاطه كردن ympäröidä entourer לְהָקִיף चारों ओर से घेरना okružiti, opkoljivati körülvesz mengepung umlykja circondare 囲む ...을 에워싸다, 포위하다 (ap)supti apņemt; ieskaut mengelilingi; mengepung; menyelubungi omringen omgi, omringe otoczyć, oblegać cercar a înconjura окружать obklopiť obdajati okružiti omge, omringa ล้อมรอบ çevrelemek, kuşatmak 包圍，圍繞 оточувати; обступати احاطہ کرنا، گھیرنا vây quanh 包围，围绕

2 to enclose He surrounded the castle with a high wall. omsluit يُحيطُ، يَبني سورا обграждам obehnat omgive umbegen περικλείω cercar, rodear, circundar ümbritsema محاصره كردن ympäröidä entourer לְכַתֵר घेरा डालना, घेर लेना opasati körülzár mengelilingi umkringja circondare 囲む ...을 둘러막다 apjuosti apjozt; ietvert mengelilingi omgeven omgi, inngjerde ogrodzić cercar a împrejmui обносить; окружать obohnať obdati okružiti omgärda ล้อม sarmak, etrafını çevirmek 圍住 обгороджувати محاصرہ کرنا bao quanh 围住

adj surˈrounding

lying or being all round the city and its surrounding suburbs. omringend مُحيط заобикалящ okolní omgivende umbegend που περιβάλλει ή περιστοιχίζει circundante ümbritsev مجاور ympäröivä environnant שֶׁמִסָבִיב आस-पास, पास-पड़ोस का okolni körülvevő sekitar nærliggjandi circostante まわりの 에워싸는, 둘러싸는 aplinkinis, supantis apkārtējs sekitar omliggend omkringliggende, ring- otaczający circundante înconjurător окружающий okolitý okoliški okolni omgivande ซึ่งล้อมรอบ civar, etraftaki 周圍的 сусідній, навколишній گردو پیش، محیط bao quanh 周围的

n pl surˈroundings

1 the area etc that is round a place a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings. omgewing المُحيط، المَنْطِقَه المُحيطَه околности okolí omgivelser die Umgebung περιβάλλων χώρος alrededores, cercanías ümbrus دور و بر ympäristö environs סְבִיבָה प्रतिवेश okolica, okoliš környék lingkungan umhverfi, næsta nágrenni ambiente, dintorni 環境 주위의 경치 apylinkės apkārtne persekitaran omgeving omgivelser otoczenie, okolica paisagem împrejurimi окрестности okolie okolica okruženje omgivningar สภาพแวดล้อม çevre, muhit 周圍風光 околиці گردو پیش کا ماحول vùng xung quanh 周围风光

2 the conditions etc in which a person, animal etc lives He was happy to be at home again in his usual surroundings. omgewing البيئَه среда prostředí omgivelser die Umgebung περιβάλλον, περίγυρος entorno, ambiente ümbrus, miljöö محيط ympäristö environnement סְבִיבָה परिस्थिति, वातावरण okolina, susjedstvo környezet lingkungan umhverfi ambiente 状態 주위의 상황, 환경 aplinka vide persekitaran omgeving miljø środowisko ambiente mediu înconjurător среда; окружение prostredie okolje okruženje miljö สถานการณ์ภายนอกที่มีผลกระทบต่อการดำรงอยู่ çevre, yöre 環境 оточення, середовище ماحول môi trường xunh quanh 环境