Sekirov Dictionary

surround

/səˈɹaʊnd/

verb 3
noun 1
forms 5

verb3

•
To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
- and this way they get rid of those grand and stubborn opinions that surround them. — 2005
•
To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape.
- The lions surrounded the deer herd so they had no way to escape.
- They surrounded each other in the classroom and started trading hits.
(no longer used) To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate.

noun1

Anything, such as a fence or border, that surrounds something.

forms

surrounded · surrounding · surroundeth · surrounds · surroundest

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