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# surrounded

verb, past form of surround (surround, surrounds, surrounded, surrounding); adjective (surrounded by)

«surrounded» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Surrounded is the past of surround: was or were all around something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surrounded/#m1)
2. As an adjective, «surrounded by» means having things or people all around you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surrounded/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography: «an island is land surrounded by water». In stories: «They were surrounded by enemies», «a castle surrounded by a moat». In everyday life: «I grew up surrounded by animals». In maths, a shape surrounded by a border.

### Examples

- An island is land surrounded by water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surrounded/#x1)
- The castle was surrounded by a deep moat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surrounded/#x2)
- We were surrounded by sheep in the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surrounded/#x3)
- The police surrounded the building. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surrounded/#x4)
- She sat surrounded by books in the library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surrounded/#x5)
- The house is surrounded by tall trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surrounded/#x6)
- Surrounded by friends, he blew out the candles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surrounded/#x7)
- Here the god himself reposes, surrounded by innumerable forms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surrounded/#x8)

### Note

Past tense and past participle of surround; double r and -ed. Usually followed by «by» or «with». Being «surrounded» in a story often means there is no easy way out.

## In Jewish tradition

In geography: «an island is land surrounded by water». In stories: «They were surrounded by enemies», «a castle surrounded by a moat». In everyday life: «I grew up surrounded by animals». In maths, a shape surrounded by a border.

### Examples

- The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me. (Prophets 2SA.22.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/surrounded/#x1)

### Note

Past tense and past participle of surround; double r and -ed. Usually followed by «by» or «with». Being «surrounded» in a story often means there is no easy way out.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «surrounded» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surrounded/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«surrounded» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surrounded.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «surrounded» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/surrounded/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«surrounded» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/surrounded.html) on Mova free.