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Definition: Meaning of, surround in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / səˈraʊnd /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
surround surrounded surrounded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
surrounding surrounds
[transitive]
  1. [usually passive] to be all around someone or something on every side
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  2. be surrounded by somebody/something to have a lot of a particular type of people or things near you
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  3. if police or soldiers surround a place, they arrange themselves in positions all the way around it
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  4. to be closely related to a situation or event
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  5. surround yourself with somebody/something to choose to have certain people or things near you all the time
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surround surrounds
[countable]
  1. an area around the edge of something, especially one that is decorated or made of a different material
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surround used in phrases

  • surround-sound (noun)
    1. a system of four or more SPEAKER s (= pieces of equipment that sound comes out of) used so that sounds from a film or television programme come from all directions
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