surroundingsnoun [ plural ]
uk/səˈraʊn.dɪŋz/us/səˈraʊn.dɪŋz/B2 the place where someone or something is and the things that are in it:
Some butterflies blend in with their surroundings so that it's difficult to see them.
B2 the place where someone lives and the conditions they live in:
They live in very comfortable/pleasant/drab/bleak surroundings.
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- The brickwork will mellow over the years so that it blends with the surroundings.
- Absorbed in her work, she was totally oblivious of her surroundings.
- A good architect takes into account the building's surroundings.
- She used the map to discover where she was in relation to her surroundings.
- She was struck by the strangeness of her surroundings.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Towns & regions: environments & localities
- arrondissement
- backyard
- belt
- environment
- environs
- field
- hood
- in your backyard idiom
- locality
- localize
- locally
- manor
- milieu
- neck
- neighbourhood
- pitch
- quarter
- this, our, etc. neck of the woods idiom
- turf
- vicinity
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