surrounding
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sur·round
(sə-round′)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.
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. The area around a thing or place: inflammation extending to the surround of the eye.
b. often surrounds 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.
[Middle English surrounden, to inundate, from Old French suronder, from Late Latin superundāre : Latin super-, super- + Latin undāre, to rise in waves (from unda, wave; see wed- in Indo-European roots).]
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sur•round•ing
(səˈraʊn dɪŋ)n.
1. something that surrounds.
2. surroundings, environing things, circumstances, conditions, etc.; environment.
adj. 3. enclosing or encircling.
4. being the environment or adjacent area.
[1400–50; late Middle English: inundation]
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Adj. | 1. | surrounding - closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside" 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
plural noun
1. environment, setting, background, location, neighbourhood, milieu, environs a peaceful holiday home in beautiful surroundings
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مُحيط
okolní
environnantà l’entouralentour
körülvevõ
nærliggjandi
okolitý
civaretraftaki
surrounding
[səˈraʊndɪŋ] ADJ [countryside] → circundante; [hills] → circundante, de alrededorthey disappeared into the surrounding darkness → desaparecieron en la oscuridad (que los envolvía)
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surrounding
adj → umliegend; in the surrounding countryside → in der Umgebung or Umgegend; in the surrounding darkness → in der Dunkelheit, die mich/ihn etc umgab; surrounding tissue (Med) → Bindegewebe nt
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surround
(səˈraund) verb1. to be, or come, all round. Britain is surrounded by sea; Enemy troops surrounded the town; Mystery surrounds his death.
2. to enclose. He surrounded the castle with a high wall.
surˈrounding adjective lying or being all round. the city and its surrounding suburbs.
surˈroundings noun plural1. the area etc that is round a place. a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings.
2. the conditions etc in which a person, animal etc lives. He was happy to be at home again in his usual surroundings.
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surrounding
adj (area, tissue, etc.) circundanteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.