surrounding

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.

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[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).]

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]

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"

surrounding

adjective

1. nearby, neighbouring, adjacent, local, bordering, adjoining, abutting Aerial bombing of the surrounding area is continuing.

plural noun

1. environment, setting, background, location, neighbourhood, milieu, environs a peaceful holiday home in beautiful surroundings

Translations

مُحيط

okolní

umgebendUmgebung

circundante

environnantà l’entouralentour

körülvevõ

nærliggjandi

circostante

omkringliggendering-

окружающий

okolitý

civaretraftaki

周围的

surrounding

[səˈraʊndɪŋ] ADJ [countryside] → circundante; [hills] → circundante, de alrededor
they disappeared into the surrounding darkness → desaparecieron en la oscuridad (que los envolvía)

surrounding

[səˈraʊndɪŋ] adj → environnant(e)

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

surrounding

[səˈraʊndɪŋ] adj → circostante
the surrounding hills → le colline circostanti

surround

(səˈraund) verb

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 cercar obklopit umbegen omgive; omringe 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 둘러싸다 (ap)supti apņemt; ieskaut mengelilingi; mengepung; menyelubungi omringenomgi, omringeotoczyć, oblegać احاطه کول 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 cercar obehnat umbegen omgive περικλείωcercar, rodear, circundar ümbritsema محاصره كردن piirittää entourer לְכַתֵר घेरा डालना, घेर लेना opasati körülzár mengelilingi umkringja circondare 囲む 둘러치다 apjuosti apjozt; ietvert mengelilingi omgevenomgi, inngjerdeogrodzić محاصره کول cercar a împrejmui обносить; окружать obohnať obdati okružiti omgärda ล้อม sarmak, etrafını çevirmek 圍住 обгороджувати محاصرہ کرنا bao quanh 围住

surˈrounding adjective

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

surˈroundings noun plural

1. the area etc that is round a place. a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings. omgewing المُحيط، المَنْطِقَه المُحيطَه околности paisagem okolí die Umgebung omgivelser περιβάλλων χώρος alrededores, cercanías ümbrus دور و بر ympäristö environsסביבה प्रतिवेश okolica, okoliš környék lingkungan umhverfi, næsta nágrenni ambiente, dintorni 環境 주의 apylinkės apkārtne persekitaran omgevingomgivelserotoczenie, okolica شاوخوا 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 ambiente prostředí die Umgebung omgivelser περιβάλλον, περίγυροςentorno, ambiente ümbrus, miljöö محيط elinympäristö environnementסביבה परिस्थिति, वातावरण okolina, susjedstvo környezet lingkungan umhverfi ambiente 状態 환경 aplinka vide persekitaran omgevingmiljøśrodowisko محیط ambiente mediu înconjurător среда; окружение prostredie okolje okruženje miljö สถานการณ์ภายนอกที่มีผลกระทบต่อการดำรงอยู่ çevre, yöre 環境 оточення, середовище ماحول môi trường xunh quanh 环境

surrounding

adj (area, tissue, etc.) circundante