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surround

[ suh-round ]

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verb (used with object)

to enclose on all sides; encompass:
She was surrounded by reporters.
to form an enclosure around; encircle:
A stone wall surrounds the estate.
to enclose (a body of troops, a fort or town, etc.) so as to cut off communication or retreat.

noun

something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space:
a tile surround for the shower stall.
environment or setting:
The designer created a Persian surround for the new restaurant.
Hunting.
1. a means of hunting in which wild animals are encircled and chased into a special spot that makes their escape impossible.
2. the act of hunting by this means.
3. the location encircled by hunters using this means.

surround

/ ��əˈ��ʊ�Ի� /

verb

to encircle or enclose or cause to be encircled or enclosed
to deploy forces on all sides of (a place or military formation), so preventing access or retreat
to exist around
I dislike the people who surround her

noun

a border, esp the area of uncovered floor between the walls of a room and the carpet or around an opening or panel
1. a method of capturing wild beasts by encircling the area in which they are believed to be
2. the area so encircled

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Derived Forms

��ܰ�ˈ��ǳܲԻ徱�Բ�, adjective

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Other Word Forms

��·��ܰ�·��ǳܲԻ� verb (used with object)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of surround¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English surounden “to inundate, submerge,” from Anglo-French surounder, Middle French s(o)ronder, from Late Latin ��ܱ��ܲԻ�� “to overflow,” equivalent to Latin super- super- + �ܲԻ�� “to flood,” derivative of unda “wave” ( undulate ); current spelling by analysis as sur- ¹ + round ¹ (verb)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of surround¹

C15 surrounden to overflow, from Old French suronder, from Late Latin ��ܱ��ܲԻ��, from Latin super- + �ܲԻ�� to abound, from unda a wave

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Speaking surrounded by geraniums, he said he was happy to take any form of payment, although card was slightly easier albeit slower to process.

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When the BBC World Service Eye Investigations team visited the area, Turkish aircraft pummelled the mountains surrounding the village to root out PKK militants, who have long operated from caves and tunnels in northern Iraq.

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He expressed regret that his son Marc-Alexandre Boyer - also a defendant - had grown up surrounded by "thieves" and "crooks" who had led him to make the wrong life choices.

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Its outdoor area is suited to large-scale car meet-ups and crowds, and its cinematic surroundings match the club’s gritty aesthetic.

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UK Power Networks, which runs the facility said the substation powers surrounding areas and it remained operational.

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