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- [suh-round]
- /səˈraʊnd/
- /səˈraʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-round]
- /səˈraʊnd/
Definitions of surrounded word
- verb with object surrounded to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters. 1
- verb with object surrounded to form an enclosure round; encircle: A stone wall surrounds the estate. 1
- verb with object surrounded to enclose (a body of troops, a fort or town, etc.) so as to cut off communication or retreat. 1
- noun surrounded something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space: a tile surround for the shower stall. 1
- noun surrounded environment or setting: The designer created a Persian surround for the new restaurant. 1
- noun surrounded Hunting. a means of hunting in which wild animals are encircled and chased into a special spot that makes their escape impossible. the act of hunting by this means. the location encircled by hunters using this means. 1
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Origin of surrounded
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English surounden to inundate, submerge < Anglo-French surounder, Middle French s(o)ronder < Late Latin superundāre to overflow, equivalent to Latin super- super- + undāre to flood, derivative of unda wave (see undulate); current spelling by analysis as sur-1 + round1 (v.)
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Parts of speech for Surrounded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
surrounded popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for surrounded
adj surrounded
- bounded — (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set
- flanked — the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- girdled — a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- intramural — involving only students at the same school or college: intramural athletics.
verb surrounded
- circled — Simple past tense and past participle of circle.
- corkscrewed — Simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew.
- embosomed — Simple past tense and past participle of embosom.
- engirdled — Simple past tense and past participle of engirdle.
- ensphered — Simple past tense and past participle of ensphere.
adjective surrounded
- delimited — to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate: A ravine delimited the property on the north.
- encircled — Simple past tense and past participle of encircle.
- enclosed — Surround or close off on all sides.
- encompassed — Simple past tense and past participle of encompass.
- enveloped — Simple past tense and past participle of envelop.
Top questions with surrounded
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