surround
verb (used with object)
to enclose on all sides; encompass.
has surrounded
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present perfectof surround (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"There's been a lot that has surrounded all of us pretty much since we joined. At the end of the day, once you step on the golf course it's just golf," said Rahm.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
This is where people have started to get it wrong about Freddy, and about a lot of the ranch-flavored tourism content that has surrounded the World Cup.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
“The love that has surrounded our family during this unimaginable time has brought comfort in the middle of so much pain,” they said in the post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Now without Sonko's mentorship, Faye "has surrounded himself with people who enable him to fully exercise his functions", said Ousmane Sene, director of the Dakar-based research centre WARC.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
So much legend has surrounded the romantic history of the beautiful Ines de Castro that it is impossible fully to elucidate every detail of her life.
From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Montague Summers
