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If you are s_________ by soldiers or police, they spread out so that they are in positions all the way around you.If you are surrounded by soldiers or police, they spread out so that they are in positions all the way around you.When the car stopped in the town square it was surrounded by soldiers and militiamen.He tried to run away but gave up when he found himself surrounded.Shooting broke out after the guards surrounded a villa in the city. verbIf a person or thing is surrounded by something, that thing is situated all around them.The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence.The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions....the snipers and artillerymen in the surrounding hills.If you are surrounded by soldiers or police, they spread out so that they are in positions all the way around you.When the car stopped in the town square it was surrounded by soldiers and militiamen.He tried to run away but gave up when he found himself surrounded.Shooting broke out after the guards surrounded a villa in the city.The circumstances, feelings, or ideas which surround something are those that are closely associated with it.The decision had been agreed in principle, but some controversy surrounded it.Once the euphoria surrounding this victory subsides, reality must return.If you surround yourself with certain people or things, you make sure that you have a lot of them near you all the time.He surrounded himself with a hand-picked group of bright young officers.They love being surrounded by familiar possessions.nounThe surround of something such as a fireplace is the border, wall, or shelves around it....a small fireplace with a cast-iron surround.Your surrounds are your surroundings .The entire team enjoyed hot showers in the spacious surrounds of a new, modern village hall. B2

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surround surroundssurroundingsurrounded

query	If you are s_________ by soldiers or police, they spread out so that they are in positions all the way around you.If you are surrounded by soldiers or police, they spread out so that they are in positions all the way around you. When the car stopped in the town square it was surrounded by soldiers and militiamen. He tried to run away but gave up when he found himself surrounded. Shooting broke out after the guards surrounded a villa in the city.
word	surround
full-definition	verb If a person or thing is surrounded by something, that thing is situated all around them. The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence. The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions. ...the snipers and artillerymen in the surrounding hills. If you are surrounded by soldiers or police, they spread out so that they are in positions all the way around you. When the car stopped in the town square it was surrounded by soldiers and militiamen. He tried to run away but gave up when he found himself surrounded. Shooting broke out after the guards surrounded a villa in the city. The circumstances, feelings, or ideas which surround something are those that are closely associated with it. The decision had been agreed in principle, but some controversy surrounded it. Once the euphoria surrounding this victory subsides, reality must return. If you surround yourself with certain people or things, you make sure that you have a lot of them near you all the time. He surrounded himself with a hand-picked group of bright young officers. They love being surrounded by familiar possessions. noun The surround of something such as a fireplace is the border, wall, or shelves around it. ...a small fireplace with a cast-iron surround. Your surrounds are your surroundings . The entire team enjoyed hot showers in the spacious surrounds of a new, modern village hall.
inflections	surroundssurroundingsurrounded
cefr-level	B2

Surrounded Soldiers Surround Surrounding Police Spread Positions Car