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surround
What does surround mean?
surround (verb): to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use surround in a sentence?
- The forest surrounds my property. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce surround?
/səˈɹaʊnd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does surround come from?
From Middle English sourrounden (“to submerge, overflow”), from Middle French souronder, suronder.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to surround
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “surround” mean?
to uncover; to show and display that which was hidden or unknown
Not quite: that's what reveal means.
to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions
Right! That's what “surround” means.
to speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance
Not quite: that's what pretend means.
to attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like
Not quite: that's what tie means.
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