verb “surround”
infinitive surround; he surrounds; past tense surrounded; past part. surrounded; ger. surrounding
- to encircle something or extend around it in all directions
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The dense fog surrounded the village, making it impossible to see beyond a few feet.
- 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
- an object, like a fence or border, that encircles something else
The garden was enclosed by a wooden surround to keep the deer out.