surround

Speech parts

1. surround - Noun

2. surround - Verb

Meaning

To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.

To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall surrounds the city.

To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to surround the world.

To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile forces, so as to cut off means of communication or retreat; to invest, as a city.

A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc.

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In the measure that love for the flesh prevails in you, you can never become brave and dauntless, on account of the host of adversaries that constantly surround the object of your love. Isaac the Syrian

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher. Oprah Winfrey

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard. Colin Powell

You surround your vineyard with thorns - place doors and locks on your mouth. Italian Proverb

When vultures surround you, try not to die. African Proverb

Many annoyances surround an aged man. Latin Proverb

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