surround

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
2. (transitive) To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate.

Noun

Anything, such as a fence or border, that surrounds something.

Concepten

omringen

insluiten

omgeven

omsingelen

rand

omsluiten

omcirkelen

omhullen

begrenzen

aanliggend

omkaderen

Synoniemen

encircle

enclose

encompass

besiege

hem in

envelop

circle

⭕

beset

beleaguer

environ

cover

close in

ring

💍

fence

around

circumvent

crowd around

confine

pervade

skirt

inclose

go around

compass about

throng

round

circumscribe

begird

go round

gird

embrace

fence in

environment

corral

gather round

smother

surroundings

envelope

✉️

round up

circumambulate

enfold

palisade

picket

hinder

hedge

girdle

frame

mob

environs

corner

border

Vertalingen

entourer

circondare

umgeben

encercler

⭕

rodear

accerchiare

cercar

einschließen

umringen

cerner

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/səˈɹaʊnd/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: sourrounden

In summary

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”).