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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : suh-round |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈraʊnd |
Definition of surrounded
Origin :- early 15c., "to flood, overflow," from Middle French soronder "to overflow, abound, surpass, dominate," from Late Latin superundare "overflow," from Latin super "over" (see super-) + undare "to flow in waves," from unda "wave" (see water (n.); and cf. abound). Sense of "to shut in on all sides" first recorded 1610s, influenced by figurative meaning in French of "dominate," and by sound association with round. Related: Surrounded; surrounding.
- adj encircled
- I am never so surrounded by boon companions as when I am all alone.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- If the Pole is surrounded by water, it must be a visible point of land.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
- I surrounded myself with the smaller natures and the meaner minds.
- Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
- In her eagerness, it was as if the halo of joy that surrounded her were quivering.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Mike drew him inside the little enclosure that surrounded the stand.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Turn what way she would, they surrounded, enveloped and pounded down upon her.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- She had, too, unconsciously to herself, solved one of the mysteries that surrounded me.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- He was surrounded by half a dozen young men, some in brilliant uniforms.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- But here you are not surrounded by busy eyes and busy tongues.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- In this retreat Edison is surrounded with everything that his heart desires.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
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