surrounds
Saysuh-ROWNDZ/səˈɹaʊndz/
- 1Third-person singular of surround. Use this form with he, she, it, or one thing.
A tall fence surrounds the playground on every side.
Water surrounds the small island for miles.
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- 2Everything around a place or person, like the land, buildings, or things nearby.
Like everything you can see around you when you stand in one spot.
The cabin's peaceful surrounds made it the perfect place to rest.
She loved exploring the green surrounds of her new home.
Similarsurroundings, setting, environs, environment
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surrounds is a form of surround
surround, verb: To be all around something on every side. Full entry
- Forms
- surroundsurrounds he/she/itsurrounding -ing formsurrounded past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- surround → surrounds: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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