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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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surround
(səˈraʊnd)vb (tr)
1. to encircle or enclose or cause to be encircled or enclosed
2. (Military) to deploy forces on all sides of (a place or military formation), so preventing access or retreat
3. to exist around: I dislike the people who surround her.
n
4. (Building) chiefly Brit a border, esp the area of uncovered floor between the walls of a room and the carpet or around an opening or panel
5. (Hunting) chiefly
a. a method of capturing wild beasts by encircling the area in which they are believed to be
b. the area so encircled
[C15 surrounden to overflow, from Old French suronder, from Late Latin superundāre, from Latin super- + undāre to abound, from unda a wave]
surˈrounding adj
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(səˈraʊnd)v.t.
1. to enclose on all sides; encompass: surrounded by admirers.
2. to form an enclosure round; encircle.
3. to exist around or accompany; attend: An aura of mystery surrounds her.
4. to enclose so as to cut off communication or retreat.
5. to cause to be enclosed, encircled, or attended: surrounding himself with friends.
n. 6. something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space.
7. environment or setting.
[1400–50; late Middle English: to inundate < Anglo-French surounder, Middle French s(o)ronder < Late Latin superundāre to overflow = Latin super- super- + undāre to flood, derivative of unda wave (compare undulate)]
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Past participle: surrounded
Gerund: surrounding
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Noun | 1. | surround - the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" medium - the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium" setting, scene - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" element - the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes" geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth habitat, home ground - the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds" melting pot - an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated parts - the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years" |
Verb | 1. | surround - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" fringe - decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress" cloister - surround with a cloister; "cloister the garden" inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" hem in - surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers" cloister - surround with a cloister, as of a garden |
2. | surround - envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" | |
3. | surround - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" ebb - hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb | |
4. | surround - surround with a wall in order to fortify protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" stockade - surround with a stockade in order to fortify circumvallate - surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification |
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surround
verb
1. enclose, ring, encircle, encompass, envelop, close in on, fence in, girdle, hem in, environ, enwreath The church was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence.
2. besiege, beset, lay siege to, invest (rare) When the car stopped it was surrounded by police and militiamen.
noun
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Translations
يُحيطُيُحيطُ، يَبني سورايُحيط، يُطَوِّقُ
obklopitobehnatobklíčit
omgiveomringe
ympäröidäpiirittääsaartaa
okružiti
umkringjaumlykja
囲む包囲する取り巻く
둘러싸다
apylinkėssupantis
apjoztapņemtieskautietvert
obkoliti
omringa
ล้อมรอบ
çevrelemekçevreleyenetrafını çevirmekkuşatmaksarmak
vây quanh
surround
[səˈraʊnd]A. VT
1. (= encircle) → rodear
a town surrounded by hills → una ciudad rodeada de montes
the house was surrounded by a high wall → la casa estaba rodeada por un muro muy alto
she was surrounded by children → estaba rodeada de niños
the uncertainty surrounding the future of the project → la incertidumbre que envuelve or rodea al proyecto
a town surrounded by hills → una ciudad rodeada de montes
the house was surrounded by a high wall → la casa estaba rodeada por un muro muy alto
she was surrounded by children → estaba rodeada de niños
the uncertainty surrounding the future of the project → la incertidumbre que envuelve or rodea al proyecto
B. N (= border) → marco m, borde m; [of fireplace] → marco m
the bath/swimming pool had a tiled surround → el baño/la piscina tenía un borde alicatado
the bath/swimming pool had a tiled surround → el baño/la piscina tenía un borde alicatado
C. CPD surround sound N → sonido m (de efecto) surround
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
surround
[səˈraʊnd] vt (= encircle) [police] → cerner; [troops] → encercler
The police surrounded the house → La police a encerclé la maison.
you're surrounded! → vous êtes cerné!
The police surrounded the house → La police a encerclé la maison.
you're surrounded! → vous êtes cerné!
(= be associated with) [controversy, secrecy] → entourer
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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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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→ يُحيطُ obklopit omgive umgeben περιβάλλω rodear ympäröidä encercler okružiti circondare 囲む 둘러싸다 omringen omringe otoczyć circundar окружать omringa ล้อมรอบ çevreleyen vây quanh 围绕Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009