# surround

Pronunciation: say "suh-ROWND" /səˈɹaʊnd/

## Verb

1. To be present on every side of something, or to form a ring extending in all directions around it.
   - Simple: To be all around something on every side.
   - _A ring of ancient oaks surrounds the manor on every side._
   - _Reporters surround the senator whenever he leaves the building._
2. To enclose or hem something in on every side so that it cannot escape.
   - Simple: To close in around something on all sides so it cannot get out.
   - _Troops surround the fortress, cutting off every route out._
   - _The cats surrounded the frightened mouse so it could not flee._

## Noun

3. A border, frame, or casing that encloses or runs around something. *(British)*
   - Simple: A fence, border, or edge that goes around something.
   - _The plumber installed a chrome surround around the new sink._
   - _A decorative surround framed the bathroom mirror._

## Verb

4. To pass around something or travel completely about it; to circumnavigate. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To travel all the way around something.

## Origin

From Middle English sourrounden ('to submerge, overflow'), from Middle French souronder, suronder, from Late Latin superundō, formed from super ('over') plus undō ('to rise in waves'), which comes from unda ('wave').

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/surround (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).