[
US
/sɝˈaʊnd/
]
[ UK /səɹˈaʊnd/ ]
[ UK /səɹˈaʊnd/ ]
VERB
-
envelop completely
smother the meat in gravy -
surround so as to force to give up
The Turks besieged Vienna -
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
The forest surrounds my property - surround with a wall in order to fortify
NOUN
-
the area in which something exists or lives
the country--the flat agricultural surround
How To Use surround In A Sentence
- They were now surrounded on all sides by a ring of excited, curious faces.
- He slapped away a few dryads, but they still surrounded him.
- According to the EPA, fish at the top of the aquatic food chain bioaccumulate methylmercury to a level approximately 1 million to 10 million times greater than dissolved concentrations found in surrounding waters. Field and Stream Report: The Truth about Mercury and the Fish You Eat
- When the effused lymph is not absorbed it organizes, either forming a sort of internal cicatrix which is harder than the surrounding tissues or increasing the density of the part by augmenting the amount of plastic material within it. An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital.
- In the sunlight, the steel surface comes alive with reflections, picking up the green of the surrounding grass.
- Squire Western, who, surrounded by piqueurs, and girt with the conventional cor de chasse of the Gallic sportsman, sings the following ariette, diversified with true Fielding
- There was a lot of negative publicity surrounding the film.
- In recent years, Laganside Corporation has transformed the inner core of Belfast city centre, specifically along the Lagan river and in the surrounding area.
- The tranquility of Birch's daytime views hardly characterized the disputative climate surrounding the building, then and later.
- Another mystery surrounds the only example of body armour to be found among the primates.