English dictionary

surround

noun

Pronunciation

səˈɹaʊnd

Audio pronunciation

Parts of speech

noun verb

Definitions

noun

  1. the area in which something exists or lives

verb

  1. surround so as to force to give up

verb

  1. surround with a wall in order to fortify

verb

  1. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

verb

  1. envelop completely

Example sentences

the country — the flat agricultural surround
The Turks besieged Vienna
The forest surrounds my property
smother the meat in gravy

Synonyms

environment environs surroundings besiege beleaguer circumvent wall palisade fence environ ring skirt border smother
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