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- Dictionarysurrounding/səˈraʊndɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. all round a particular place or thing: "Cardiff and the surrounding area"
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surrounding. A lot of the children at the school do not live in the town, but come in from the surrounding countryside. The shop draws customers from many surrounding areas. The school has space for more than 600 students from several surrounding counties.
noun. something that surrounds. surroundings, environing things, circumstances, conditions, etc.; environment: He was too sick to be aware of his surroundings. the act of encircling or enclosing. adjective. enclosing or encircling. being the environment or adjacent area. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of surrounding 1.
1. a (1) : to enclose on all sides : envelop. the crowd surrounded her. (2) : to enclose so as to cut off communication or retreat : invest entry 2. b. : to form or be a member of the entourage of. flatterers who surround the king. c. : to constitute part of the environment of. surrounded by poverty. d.
1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle: the magnetic field that surrounds the earth. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication: The police surrounded the house. n. 1. Something, such as fencing or a border, that surrounds: a fireplace surround. 2. a.
the place where someone or something is and the things that are in it: Some butterflies blend in with their surroundings so that it's difficult to see them. B2. the place where someone lives and the conditions they live in: They live in very comfortable / pleasant / drab / bleak surroundings. Fewer examples.
SURROUNDING definition: that which surrounds | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
Definitions of surrounding. adjective. closely encircling. “the surrounding countryside”. synonyms: circumferent, encompassing. close. at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other. Pronunciation. US.
Definition of surrounding adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
surrounding meaning, definition, what is surrounding: near or around a particular place: Learn more.
: the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded : environment. Synonyms. ambient. atmosphere. climate. clime. contexture. environment. environs. medium. milieu. mise-en-scène. setting. surround. terrain. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of surroundings in a Sentence.
