surroundingssur‧round‧ings /səˈraʊndɪŋz/ ●●○ noun [plural] 
He switched on the light and examined his surroundings. I need to work in pleasant surroundings.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- It took me a few weeks to get used to my new surroundings.
- The house is set in beautiful surroundings near Lake Coniston.
- The mountaintop provides a spectacular view of Innsbruck and its surroundings.
- Everyone involved in the filming has enjoyed working in such idyllic surroundings.
- Gandhi always craved harmony with his surroundings.
- I suppose they're dumbfounded by their surroundings.
- Long enough that he stopped looking around, stopped measuring his relationship to his surroundings.
- Therefore puppies housed after weaning in insanitary surroundings are at greatest risk from this vice.
- They feel that the more control they can exercise over their surroundings, the safer life will be for them.
- Unlike mechanical clocks, which are completely blind to their surroundings, a biological clock gets reset every day by the sun.
Longman Language Activatorthe area around a building or place
the objects, buildings, natural things etc that are around a building, around the place where you live, work etc: · The house is set in beautiful surroundings near Lake Coniston.· The mountaintop provides a spectacular view of Innsbruck and its surroundings.· It took me a few weeks to get used to my new surroundings.
the area around a building, street, city etc: · The city is not very attractive, but the surrounding area is lovely.· Police are still searching the town and surrounding areas for the child.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The department provides a congenial atmosphere for research. You can dine in elegant surroundings. It was a relief to be back in familiar surroundings. If you want old-world tradition in an idyllic setting, this is the hotel for you. She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(=comfortable things around you)· Relax in the comfortable surroundings of the hotel.
The department provides a congenial atmosphere for research. You can dine in elegant surroundings. It was a relief to be back in familiar surroundings. If you want old-world tradition in an idyllic setting, this is the hotel for you. She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings.· Child abuse, wife battering, family break-up, delinquency and alcoholism are no respecters of beautiful surroundings.· The sun was now high and I noticed how very beautiful were the surroundings.· A fascinating ancient open iron workings in beautiful surroundings.· The atmosphere, beautiful surroundings and music will create a truly memorable occasion.· Did not two of history's greatest villains come from beautiful surroundings?· Excellent climbing can be combined with a family holiday in beautiful surroundings, with a virtual guarantee of sunshine.· Local artists and craftspeople exhibit their work, discuss and demonstrate their skills in the Manor and its beautiful surroundings.
· Constant attention and stimulation in comfortable surroundings worked wonders for Christopher, now 4 1 / 2.· The atmosphere here is friendly - an ideal place for Club Couples to spend a relaxing holiday in comfortable surroundings.· The Pallasades, the Pavilions are bright new malls, with the top fashion chain stores in comfortable and convenient surroundings.· We are sure you will find that our friendly efficient staff and comfortable surroundings will make your visit one to remember.· The retired can squat, smoke, reminisce and grow old and die in familiar, comfortable surroundings.
· I like to take my pleasures in more congenial surroundings, cara.
· The Consort Select menu and elegant surroundings.· The management prides itself on offering comfortable accommodation in elegant surroundings, and puts an emphasis on providing excellent service.· That's the unanimous verdict of shoppers who are impressed by the elegant surroundings, high quality shops and first rate service.
· Now he was in the wilderness, separated from friend and foe alike and far from familiar surroundings.· We learned to go extra early so he could become familiar with surroundings.· All children will tend to suffer from separation from their parents, siblings and familiar surroundings.· The retired can squat, smoke, reminisce and grow old and die in familiar, comfortable surroundings.· He took in the familiar surroundings with a refreshed, amused eye.· And you can have the course of vaccinations in the familiar surroundings of your general practitioner's surgery.· The busy executive will walk here, though she would use her car for far shorter journeys in more familiar surroundings.
· Luxury accommodation, exciting destinations, quality, service and flexibility. 84-pages of exceptional value in idyllic surroundings.· Everyone involved in the filming has enjoyed working in such idyllic surroundings.· Other tavernas stray across the beach to the water's edge offering idyllic surroundings and cool wine instead.· In its idyllic surroundings of the Herefordshire Wye Valley Courtfield has become a natural haven of peace.· Later they hosted a reception for 75 guests in idyllic surroundings.
· Not all Sussex landlords could afford, or even wished, to effect such a wholesale reordering of their immediate surroundings.· This resulted in a greater awareness not only of global issues, but also of threats to our immediate surroundings.
· The picturesque stone-walled villages and farms blend into the natural surroundings and add to their beauty.· It will soon be moved to another site where, it is hoped, the animals will have more natural surroundings.· For some this book may epitomise movement and dance - people in their natural surroundings and rhythm.· In recent years however, scientists have taken a greater interest in the exciting possibilities of observing animals in their natural surroundings.
· Reportedly they are delighted by their new surroundings.· What we missed in continuous contacts over a long period, we gained by becoming adapted to new surroundings quickly.· She had refused to be parted from it, and leniency had been shown during her first few days in new surroundings.· You have to move on to new surroundings.· Moma Parsheen embraced her new surroundings intently.· But short-lived was the enjoyment I took in these new surroundings.· Big Momma explored her new surroundings in the near-darkness.· As my own competence in these new surroundings grew, I became a stronger human being-and a much better activist.
· I need to work in pleasant surroundings 23.· Built in 1806 with lots of original features set in pleasant surroundings, guest lounge with open coal fire.· In return Hubert gave her security, pleasant surroundings, a degree of social standing and, of course, the twins.· High level of comfort in pleasant surroundings.· Find a quiet, well-ventilated room with pleasant surroundings if possible, where you will not be disturbed for at least fifteen minutes.· Friendly bar staff, pleasant surroundings.· The Institute is situated is pleasant rural surroundings and offers excellent sports, recreational and social facilities.· The four separate units which make up the Loutrouvia apartments are set back from the main road in pleasant surroundings.
· Further along, one could see where the street passed over a round-backed bridge and on into more rural surroundings.· Our spacious room included a large sitting area, modern bathroom and shower and a view of the breathtaking rural surroundings.· For a period, many of them were housed in the Culloden Hotel amid rural surroundings in Co.· In the peaceful rural surroundings of Thorsbury, Tamar felt truly at home.· The Institute is situated is pleasant rural surroundings and offers excellent sports, recreational and social facilities.
· They agonised over how their children would feel in unfamiliar and hostile surroundings as they, too, were interrogated.· Laboratory experiments have proven that unfamiliar surroundings and a change in daily schedule can lead to sleep problems.· It took D'Arcy a few seconds to connect the familiar face in the unfamiliar surroundings.· If people are already ill at ease in unfamiliar surroundings the order of service becomes another pressure.· It's not only riding skills that count when considering a holiday, but the ability to cope in unfamiliar surroundings.· Players will tend to perform better when they are among friends than when they are placed in unfamiliar surroundings.· Shooting video in unfamiliar surroundings raises potential hazards.· Working as a team, and working in unfamiliar surroundings are important.
VERB· The picturesque stone-walled villages and farms blend into the natural surroundings and add to their beauty.
WORD FAMILYnounsurroundingssurroundadjectivesurroundingverbsurround
the objects, buildings, natural things etc that are around a person or thing at a particular timesomebody’s surroundings He switched on the light and examined his surroundings. I need to work in pleasant surroundings.