surround

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the area in which something exists or lives
  2. verb extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  3. verb envelop completely

Etymology

From Middle English sourrounden (“to submerge, overflow”), from Middle French souronder, suronder, from Late Latin superundō, from super + undō (“to rise in waves”), from unda (“wave”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

environment, environs, surroundings

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