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surround

/səˈɹaʊnd/ verbe B1

En français : entourer, cerner, enceindre

  1. To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions. (transitive)
  2. To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape. (transitive) · The lions surrounded the deer herd so they had no way to escape.· They surrounded each other in the classroom and started trading hits.

He/she/it surrounds · Prétérit surrounded · Participe passé surrounded · Forme en -ing surrounding

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Formes du verbe

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Participe passé
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Forme en -ing
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Dans la bibliothèque

At last they lingered on one away to the left, far back from the road, dimly white with blossoming trees in the twilight of the surrounding woods.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 28 · C1
The garden was bounded by a three-foot brick wall with a fringe of wood rails upon the top, and against this wall was leaning a stalwart police constable, surrounded by a small knot of loafers, who craned their necks and strained their eyes in the vain hope of catching some glimpse of the proceedings within.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 26 · B2
On and on they walked, and it seemed that the great carpet of deadly flowers that surrounded them would never end.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 50 · B2
He was in a small room which Franz had not yet seen, and which was surrounded with divans.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 395 · C1

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