Meaning & Definition of Surround in English
English⟶
Surround
/səraʊnd/
noun
1. The area in which something exists or lives
- "The country--the flat agricultural surround"
synonym:
- environment,
- environs,
- surroundings,
- surround
verb
1. Extend on all sides of simultaneously
- Encircle
- "The forest surrounds my property"
synonym:
- surround,
- environ,
- ring,
- skirt,
- border
2. Envelop completely
- "Smother the meat in gravy"
synonym:
- smother,
- surround
3. Surround so as to force to give up
- "The turks besieged vienna"
synonym:
- besiege,
- beleaguer,
- surround,
- hem in,
- circumvent
4. Surround with a wall in order to fortify
synonym:
- wall,
- palisade,
- fence,
- fence in,
- surround
Examples of using
She sat surround by her grandchildren.