surrounding

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

surrounding - closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside" circumferent, encompassing close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"

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surrounding

adjective nearby, neighbouring

Translations

surrounding [səˈraundɪŋ] adj → circundante

surrounding [səˈraundɪŋ] surround adj → environnant(e)

surrounding [səˈraundɪŋ] surround adj → umliegend;

the surrounding area → die Umgebung

surrounding [səˈraundɪŋ] adj → circostante