surrounding
//səˈɹaʊndɪŋ//
Forms
- Plural
- surroundings
Definitions
1.present participle and gerund of surround
1.An outlying area; area in proximity to something.
2.An environment.
- They require a surrounding which keeps them from sinking into apathy through tasks which they are able to solve and duties they can carry out.
- It was inevitable that German music should leave its impress upon the song of the Jew, that the Jew's spirit should be imbued with the musical scale and style of his surrounding.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #5030
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare