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surround

/səˈaʊnd/sur-OWND
/sɚˈaʊnd/sur-OWND

Meaningover

Common meaning: be on every side of

Journey through time

  1. Latinsuper‘over’source
  2. Old Frenchswronder‘to over- flow’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto over- flow → be on every side ofsurround‘be on every side of’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin super ‘over’.

Roots

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