surrounding

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

surrounding

1. present participle of surround

Noun

surrounding ‎(plural surroundings)

1. An outlaying area; area in proximity to something
2. An environment
   • 1994, Kraft Eberhard Von Maltzahn, Nature as Landscape: Dwelling and Understanding, page 50:

     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.

Synonyms

• periphery

Translations

outlaying area

• Finnish: ympäristö (fi), lähiympäristö
• German: Umgebung (de) f

• Spanish: periferia (es) f, rededor m

Adjective

surrounding ‎(not comparable)

1. which surrounds something

Translations

which surrounds something

• Catalan: circumdant
• Esperanto: ĉirkaŭa
• Finnish: ympäröivä (fi)
• German: umliegend (de)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: omkringliggende

• Spanish: alrededor de (es), derredor, circundante (es)