surround

IPA: sɝˈaʊnd

noun

  • (Britain) Anything, such as a fence or border, that surrounds something.

verb

  • (transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
  • (transitive) To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape.
  • (transitive, obsolete) To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate.
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Examples of "surround" in Sentences

  • An aureole and halo surround her.
  • The town is surrounded by the hills.
  • The town is surrounded by the forest.
  • The castle was surrounded by underbush.
  • The railings are surrounding the church.
  • The surrounding of the park is beautiful.
  • The attraction is the surrounding scenery.
  • Both the innocent and the guilty are surrounded.
  • Controversy surrounded the creation of the trail.
  • At the top is the lantern surrounded by the gallery.

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