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surrounded

[ suh-roun-did ]

adjective

  1. (of troops, a fort or town, etc.) encircled or hemmed in by enemies on all sides so as to cut off communication or retreat:

    Only a few of the surrounded infantrymen survived, escaping in the darkness of the early morning.

  2. enclosed or shut in on all sides, as by a barrier or border, desert or mountains, etc. (usually used in combination):

    The huge master bedroom features a granite-surrounded whirlpool tub.

    The surrounded parcel of land is provided with road access by a right-of-way through one of the encircling properties.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of surround.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ü°ù·°ù´Ç³Ü²Ô»å·±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of surrounded1

First recorded in 1590–1600, for an earlier sense; surround ( def ) + -ed 2( def ) for the adjective senses; surround ( def ) + -ed 1( def ) for the verb sense
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She was also photographed in a white wedding gown surrounded by film crew for a scene believed to be her marriage to Heathcliff's rival, Edgar Linton.

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Police said a group of citizens had surrounded the man at the pier plaza and responding officers were able to intervene.

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Fairly quickly, those pushing for dialogue either left or were pushed out, leaving Yoon surrounded by people who agreed with him, and lower-level bureaucrats, too scared to speak out.

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"I want to be surrounded by the people I love and just have everybody hold me in a giant cuddle puddle and get to take my last breath, surrounded by love and support," she says.

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Allen was usually shy, but if she was surrounded by the right people, she would sing, dance and make jokes, her family said.

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