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   surround

   /səˈraʊnd/

   verb

   • 1. be all round (someone or something): "the hotel is surrounded by its own gardens"
   • ▪ (of troops, police, etc.) encircle (someone or something) so as to cut off communication or escape: "troops surrounded the parliament building"
   • ▪ be associated with: "the killings were surrounded by controversy"

   noun

   • 1. a thing that forms a border or edging round an object: "an oak fireplace surround"
   • ▪ the area encircling something; surroundings: "the beautiful surrounds of Connemara"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘overflow’): from Old French souronder, from late Latin superundare, from super- ‘over’ + undare ‘to flow’ (from unda ‘a wave’); later associated with round. Current senses of the noun date from the late 19th century.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSURROUND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     surround. noun. us / səˈraʊnd / uk / səˈraʊnd /. [ C ] the...

   • Znaczenie Surround, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     surround definicja: 1. to be everywhere around something: 2....

   • Surround: Catalan Translation

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   • Surround: Thai Translation

     SURROUND translate: ล้อมรอบ, ล้อม. Learn more in the...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     SURROUND translate: vây quanh, bao quanh. Learn more in the...

   • Surround in Turkish

     SURROUND translate: çevirmek, sarmak, kuşatmak, etrafını...

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   When you think of the word surround, think of something that's around you on all sides, like the trees that surround you in a forest or the people who surround you on a city street at rush hour. Sometimes surround describes the position of troops that force the enemy to surrender.

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