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surround
/səˈraʊnd/

surround

🇺🇸 American English
/səˈraʊnd/
🇬🇧 British English
/səˈraʊnd/
🇷🇺 Russian
[ɐkrʊˈʐatʲ]
Meaning of surround

to be all around something or someone

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surround

When to use surround

surround the small village

Горы окружают маленькую деревню.

surrounded the singer after

Люди окружили певца после концерта.

surround usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Горы окружают маленькую деревню.

The mountains surround the small village.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Люди окружили певца после концерта.

People surrounded the singer after the concert.

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surround translation: окружать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce surround

/səˈraʊnd/

surround translation

окружать

surround examples

The mountains surround the small village.

surround transcription

/səˈraʊnd/, /səˈraʊnd/

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surround meaning: what does it mean?

to be all around something or someone

surround pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

surround is pronounced as /səˈraʊnd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

surround definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The mountains surround the small village. Translation: Горы окружают маленькую деревню.

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