surrounding

CEFRB1

/səˈɹaʊndɪŋ/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Located around someone or something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    An environment.

Examples

  • For three hundred years they have farmed the surrounding land.

  • Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's death.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. An outlying area; area in proximity to something.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. present participle and gerund of surround

More examples

In context

  • I saw them surrounding him.

  • It was inevitable that German music should leave its impress upon the song of the Jew, that the Jew's spirit should be imbued with the musical scale and style of his surrounding.

  • They require a surrounding which keeps them from sinking into apathy through tasks which they are able to solve and duties they can carry out.

Synonyms

Quick test

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The castle was protected by a deep moat and the blank forest.

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