surround
Pronunciation: /səˈɹaʊnd/
The English word “surround” has 4 meanings listed here.
verb
- To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
- To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape.
- To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate.
noun
Etymology
From Middle English sourrounden (“to submerge, overflow”), from Middle French souronder, suronder, from Late Latin superundō, from super + undō (“to rise in waves”), from unda (“wave”).
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