surrounded; surrounding; surrounds
Definition of surround
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a(1) : to enclose on all sides : envelop the crowd surrounded her
(2) : to enclose so as to cut off communication or retreat : invest entry 2
b : to form or be a member of the entourage of
flatterers who surround the king
c : to constitute part of the environment of
surrounded by poverty
d : to extend around the margin or edge of : encircle a wall surrounds the old city
2 : to cause to be surrounded by something
surrounded himself with friends
surround
nounDefinition of surround (Entry 2 of 2)
: something (such as a border or ambient environment) that surrounds from urban centre to rural surround— Emrys Jones
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The first known use of surround was circa 1616
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