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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: surroundings /səˈraʊndɪŋz/ pl n - the conditions, scenery, etc, around a person, place, or thing; environment
sur•round•ing /səˈraʊndɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] something that surrounds.
- surroundings, [plural] things, circumstances, conditions, etc., that form one's environment:In such surroundings, how could he hope to live a normal life?
adj. [before a noun] - enclosing or encircling:snow in the city and the surrounding suburbs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•round•ing (sə roun′ding),USA pronunciation n. - something that surrounds.
- surroundings, environing things, circumstances, conditions, etc.;
environment:He was too sick to be aware of his surroundings. - the act of encircling or enclosing.
adj. - enclosing or encircling.
- being the environment or adjacent area.
- 1400–50; late Middle English: inundation; see surround, -ing1, -ing2
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . See environment.
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