The meaning of Surrounded

Surrounded – definition

verb
Be all round (someone or something).
Usage examples:
The hotel is surrounded by its own gardens
Synonims:
Neighbouring Nearby Near Neighbourhood Local Adjoining Adjacent Bordering Abutting Encircling Encompassing Circumambient Circumjacent

noun
A thing that forms a border or edging round an object.
Usage examples:
An oak fireplace surround

verb
Past simple and past participle of surround
Usage examples:
Snow-capped mountains surround the city., gwen sat at her desk, surrounded by books and papers., my…

Surrounded translation into English

Surrounded: translate from English into Chinese

包围

Surrounded: translate from English into Dutch

Omsingeld

Surrounded: translate from English into French

Entouré, Encerclé, Cerné

Surrounded: translate from English into German

Umgeben

Surrounded: translate from English into Hindi

घिरे

Surrounded: translate from English into Italian

Circondato

Surrounded: translate from English into Korean

둘러싸인

Surrounded: translate from English into Russian

Окруженный

Surrounded: translate from English into Spanish

Rodeado, Sitiado

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.

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Surrounded – similar words

surrounding

adjective
All round a particular place or thing.
Usage examples:
Cardiff and the surrounding area

verb
Be all round (someone or something).
Usage examples:
The hotel is surrounded by its own gardens

adjective
That is everywhere around something
Usage examples:
A lot of the children at the school do not live in the town, but come in from the surrounding count…

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surround

verb
Be all round (someone or something).
Usage examples:
The hotel is surrounded by its own gardens

noun
A thing that forms a border or edging round an object.
Usage examples:
An oak fireplace surround

verb
To be around something on all sides
Usage examples:
Snow-capped mountains surround the city., the house was surrounded by dense woods., i’m interested …

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Surrounded synonims

abutting

verb
(of a building or an area of land) be next to or have a common boundary with.
Usage examples:
Gardens abutting great prescott street

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adjacent

adjective
Next to or adjoining something else.
Usage examples:
Adjacent rooms

adjective
Very near, or with nothing in between
Usage examples:
They work in adjacent buildings.

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adjoining

adjective
(of a building, room, or piece of land) next to or joined with.
Usage examples:
I was in an adjoining room and could hear voices

verb
Be next to and joined with (a building, room, or piece of land).
Usage examples:
The dining room adjoins a conservatory

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bordering

ˈbɔː.də.rɪŋ

verb
Form an edge along or beside (something).
Usage examples:
A pool bordered by palm trees

noun
A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.
Usage examples:
Panama's western border with costa rica

noun
The edge or boundary of something, or the part near it.
Usage examples:
The northern border of their distribution area

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circumambient

adjective
Surrounding.
Usage examples:
Circumambient gases

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circumjacent

adjective
Surrounding.
Usage examples:
The circumjacent parts of the mouth

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encircling

verb
Form a circle around; surround.
Usage examples:
The town is encircled by fortified walls

verb
Present participle of encircle
Usage examples:
The house is encircled by a high fence., villaverde is one of the high-rise districts that encircle…

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encompassing

verb
Surround and have or hold within.
Usage examples:
This area of london encompasses piccadilly to the north and st james's park to the south

verb
Present participle of encompass
Usage examples:
The festival is to encompass everything from music, theatre, and ballet to literature, cinema, and …

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local

adjective
Relating or restricted to a particular area or one's neighbourhood.
Usage examples:
Researching local history

noun
An inhabitant of a particular area or neighbourhood.
Usage examples:
The street was full of locals and tourists

adjective
From, existing in, or serving a particular place or small area
Usage examples:
The local population, the local newspaper, local phone calls, local government, a local anesthetic,…

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near

adverb
At or to a short distance away; nearby.
Usage examples:
A bomb exploded somewhere near

preposition
At or to a short distance away from (a place).
Usage examples:
The car park near the sawmill

adjective
Located a short distance away.
Usage examples:
A large house in the near distance

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nearby

adjective
Not far away; close.
Usage examples:
He slung his jacket over a nearby chair

adverb
Close by.
Usage examples:
His four sisters live nearby

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neighbourhood

noun
A district or community within a town or city.
Usage examples:
She lived in a wealthy neighbourhood of boston

noun
An area of a town, or the people who live or work in this area
Usage examples:
The company aims to set up a nursery school in every neighbourhood., the $150 million bond issue wi…

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neighbouring

adjective
Next to or very near another place; adjacent.
Usage examples:
Neighbouring countries

verb
(of a place or object) be situated next to or very near (another).
Usage examples:
The square neighbours the old quarter of the town

adjective
Neighbouring places are next to or near each other
Usage examples:
Neighbouring countries/states, she married a man from the neighbouring village.

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