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surrounded

[ suh-roun-did ]

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adjective

(of troops, a fort or town, etc.) encircled or hemmed in by enemies on all sides so as to cut off communication or retreat:
Only a few of the surrounded infantrymen survived, escaping in the darkness of the early morning.
enclosed or shut in on all sides, as by a barrier or border, desert or mountains, etc. (usually used in combination):
The huge master bedroom features a granite-surrounded whirlpool tub.
The surrounded parcel of land is provided with road access by a right-of-way through one of the encircling properties.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of surround.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of surrounded¹

First recorded in 1590–1600, for an earlier sense; surround ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; surround ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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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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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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Your only wish was to be at home surrounded by your family when you took your dying breath.

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She died “peacefully” and “surrounded by her loving family and close friends,” the statement said.

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Evan Richardson grew up in Silicon Valley, surrounded by big tech companies that transformed how people live, socialize and work.

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ringed

surround surrounding

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