surround
Meaning
Synonyms
crowd around
compass about
gather round
build around
coil round
gather around
in the vicinity of
lay siege to
spin around
spread over
be mobbed
wind round
be besieged
beseige
be bound
lay a siege to
gird oneself
be thronged
area around
swarm around
back guy
be wrapped
takakombana
stay bearing
put inside
wrap round
Translations
entourer
umgeben
omringen
rodearFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/səˈɹaʊnd/
Etymology
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”).
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