Surround | Mean of surround in English Dictionary

/səˈraʊnd/

• Verb
• to be on every side of (someone or something)
1. A wall surrounds the old city.
2. The lake is surrounded by cottages.
• to move close to (someone or something) on all sides often in order to stop a person from escaping
1. Police surrounded the house.
2. They had the suspect surrounded.
3. She was suddenly surrounded by a crowd of excited fans.
• to be closely related or connected to (something)
1. There's a lot of uncertainty surrounding the decision.
2. His departure was surrounded by secrecy.

• to always be near (someone)
1. Her family surrounded her with love and attention. [=her family gave her a lot of love and attention]
2. As a child she was surrounded by her large, loving family.
• to cause (certain types of people or things) to be near you
1. He surrounds himself with very talented people.
2. They surround themselves with luxuries. [=they have many luxuries]
• Noun
• a border or an area that is around the outside edge of something
1. a fireplace/bathtub surround
2. the park's urban surrounds