Surrounding

verb

/səˈɹaʊndɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 23.0

Definitions

1.verbTo encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.

2.verbTo enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape.

3.verbTo pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate.

"to surround the world"

4.nounAn outlying area; area in proximity to something

5.nounAn environment

6.adjectiveWhich surrounds something

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