Surrounded Surround Surrounding Səˈraʊnd I Late Verb Tall

• tall trees surround the lake.
• the membranes surrounding the brain
• the garden is surrounded by a wall.
• as a child i was surrounded by love and kindness.

surround

Verb Forms

1. to be all around something/somebody
• Tall trees surround the lake.
• the membranes surrounding the brain
• The garden is surrounded by a wall.
• As a child I was surrounded by love and kindness.
• I loved being surrounded by enthusiastic young people.
• The lake is surrounded with trees.
2. to move into position all around somebody/something, especially so as to prevent them from escaping; to move somebody/something into position in this way
• Police surrounded the building.
• They've surrounded the building with police.

Extra Examples

• Will found himself immediately surrounded by screaming fans.
• On one occasion, armed guerrillas surrounded their jeep.
• Troops fanned out to surround the camp.
• He has now surrounded his house with barbed wire.
3. to be closely connected with something/somebody
• publicity surrounding the divorce
• the controversy/circumstances surrounding his death
• The report explores the issues surrounding the case.
4. to choose to have particular people or things near you all the time
• I like to surround myself with beautiful things.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘overflow’): from Old French souronder, from late Latin superundare, from super- ‘over’ + undare ‘to flow’ (from unda ‘a wave’); later associated with round. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th cent.