I. sur ‧ round 1 W2 /səˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ surroundings , ↑ surround ; verb : ↑ surround ; adjective : ↑ surrounding ]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: suronder 'to overflow, flood' , from Late Latin superundare , from Latin unda 'wave' ]
1 . [usually passive] to be all around someone or something on every side
be surrounded by something
The field was surrounded by trees.
He glared at the people who surrounded the tent.
2 . be surrounded by somebody/something to have a lot of a particular type of people or things near you:
He’s always been surrounded by people who adore him.
3 . if police or soldiers surround a place, they arrange themselves in positions all the way around it:
Armed police surrounded a house in the High Street.
4 . to be closely related to a situation or event:
Some of the issues surrounding alcohol abuse are very complex.
Silence and secrecy surround the murder.
5 . surround yourself with somebody/something to choose to have certain people or things near you all the time:
The designer surrounded himself with exquisite objects.
II. surround 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ surroundings , ↑ surround ; verb : ↑ surround ; adjective : ↑ surrounding ]
an area around the edge of something, especially one that is decorated or made of a different material:
a solid mahogany fire surround