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surround (EN)
verb, noun

verb “surround”

infinitive surround; he surrounds; past tense surrounded; past part. surrounded; ger. surrounding
  1. to encircle something or extend around it in all directions
    The dense fog surrounded the village, making it impossible to see beyond a few feet.
  2. to enclose something completely, preventing anything within from escaping
    The police surrounded the building to ensure the suspect could not escape.

noun “surround”

singular surround, plural surrounds
  1. an object, like a fence or border, that encircles something else
    The garden was enclosed by a wooden surround to keep the deer out.