We surrounded him with his friends as he lay in the hospital bed.
•We surrounded the tree with wire netting to protect it against rabbits.
•They surrounded the display of jewels with guards.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
surround yourself with someone or something — surround yourself with (someone or something) : to cause (certain types of people or things) to be near you He surrounds himself with very talented people. They surround themselves with luxuries. [=they have many luxuries] • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
surround yourself with — (someone or something) : to cause (certain types of people or things) to be near you He surrounds himself with very talented people. They surround themselves with luxuries. [=they have many luxuries] • • • Main Entry: ↑surround … Useful english dictionary
surround — I UK [səˈraʊnd] / US verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms surround : present tense I/you/we/they surround he/she/it surrounds present participle surrounding past tense surrounded past participle surrounded *** 1) a) to be all around or on… … English dictionary
surround — sur|round1 [ sə raund ] verb transitive often passive *** 1. ) to be all around or on all sides of someone or something: Can you name the states that surround Colorado? He found himself surrounded by an admiring crowd. surround something with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
surround — sur|round1 W2 [səˈraund] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: suronder to overflow, flood , from Late Latin superundare, from Latin unda wave ] 1.) [usually passive] to be all around someone or something on every side be surrounded by… … Dictionary of contemporary English
surround — 1 verb (T) 1 (usually passive) to be all around someone or something on every side: The city is surrounded on all sides by hills. | be surrounded by sth: Jill was sitting on the floor surrounded by boxes. 2 be surrounded by sb/sth to have a lot… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
surround*/*/ — [səˈraʊnd] verb [T] I 1) to be all around something or someone Armed police quickly surrounded the building.[/ex] People are surrounding their homes with barbed wire fences.[/ex] 2) to be closely connected with a situation or an event Uncertainty … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lay siege to something or someone — lay siege to (something or someone) 1 : to surround (a city, building, etc.) with soldiers or police officers in order to try to take control of it The army laid siege to the city. 2 : to attack (something or someone) constantly or repeatedly… … Useful english dictionary
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — For the Irish late night talk show, see The Late Late Show. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Intertitle, used since the show began broadcasting in HD … Wikipedia
ring (past tense rang) — ring1 (past tense rang [ ræŋ ] ; past participle rung [ rʌŋ ] ) verb *** 1. ) transitive to make a bell produce a sound: He rang the doorbell. a ) intransitive if a bell rings, it produces a sound: A bell rang and the children trooped back into… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pack — 1 verb 1 IN BOXES, CASES ETC also pack up (I, T) to put things into cases, boxes etc for taking somewhere or storing: I forgot to pack my razor. | They packed up the contents of their house. | We re off to Greece tomorrow and I haven t even… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
