English

Detailed Synonyms for surround in English

surround:

to surround verb (surrounds, surrounded, surrounding)

  1. to surround
    to surround; to enfold; envelope
  2. to surround
    to surround
    • surround verb (surrounds, surrounded, surrounding)
  3. to surround
    to surround; to besiege
    • surround verb (surrounds, surrounded, surrounding)
    • besiege verb (besieges, besieged, besieging)
  4. to surround
    to bound; to enclose; to limit; to surround; to end
    • bound verb (bounds, bounded, bounding)
    • enclose verb (encloses, enclosed, enclosing)
    • limit verb (limits, limited, limiting)
    • surround verb (surrounds, surrounded, surrounding)
    • end verb (ends, ended, ending)
  5. to surround
    to comprise; to enclose; to surround; to contain; to include; to lock in; to close in; to seal up; to pen in
    • comprise verb (comprises, comprised, comprising)
    • enclose verb (encloses, enclosed, enclosing)
    • surround verb (surrounds, surrounded, surrounding)
    • contain verb (contains, contained, containing)
    • include verb (includes, included, including)
    • lock in verb (locks in, locked in, locking in)
    • close in verb (closes in, closed in, closing in)
    • seal up verb (seals up, sealed up, sealing up)
    • pen in verb (pens in, penned in, penning in)
  6. to surround
    to enclose; evnvelope; to encapsulate; besieged; to besiege; to cover; to wrap up; besieges; to surround
  7. to surround
    – surround so as to force to give up 1
    to surround; to besiege; hem in; beleaguer; circumvent
    – surround so as to force to give up 1
  8. to surround
    – surround with a wall in order to fortify 1
    to fence; to surround; wall; palisade; to fence in
    – surround with a wall in order to fortify 1
  9. to surround
    – extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle 1
    to border; skirt; to ring; to surround; environ
    – extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle 1
    • border verb (borders, bordered, bordering)
    • skirt verb
    • ring verb (rings, rang, ringing)
    • surround verb (surrounds, surrounded, surrounding)
      • The forest surrounds my property1
    • environ verb
  10. to surround
    – envelop completely 1
    to surround; smother
    – envelop completely 1
    • surround verb (surrounds, surrounded, surrounding)
    • smother verb
      • smother the meat in gravy1

Conjugations for surround:

present
  1. surround
  2. surround
  3. surrounds
  4. surround
  5. surround
  6. surround
simple past
  1. surrounded
  2. surrounded
  3. surrounded
  4. surrounded
  5. surrounded
  6. surrounded
present perfect
  1. have surrounded
  2. have surrounded
  3. has surrounded
  4. have surrounded
  5. have surrounded
  6. have surrounded
past continuous
  1. was surrounding
  2. were surrounding
  3. was surrounding
  4. were surrounding
  5. were surrounding
  6. were surrounding
future
  1. shall surround
  2. will surround
  3. will surround
  4. shall surround
  5. will surround
  6. will surround
continuous present
  1. am surrounding
  2. are surrounding
  3. is surrounding
  4. are surrounding
  5. are surrounding
  6. are surrounding
subjunctive
  1. be surrounded
  2. be surrounded
  3. be surrounded
  4. be surrounded
  5. be surrounded
  6. be surrounded
diverse
  1. surround!
  2. let's surround!
  3. surrounded
  4. surrounding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

surround [the ~] noun

  1. the surround
    – the area in which something exists or lives 1
    the environment; the surround; the surroundings; the environs
    – the area in which something exists or lives 1

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Related Definitions for "surround":

  1. the area in which something exists or lives1
    • the country--the flat agricultural surround1
  2. surround so as to force to give up1
  3. surround with a wall in order to fortify1
  4. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle1
    • The forest surrounds my property1
  5. envelop completely1