Surrounded by or with? - WordReference Forums
Jun 14, 2007 · How would you say? Surrounded by luscious vegetation and centenary trees Surrounded with luscious vegetation and centenary trees Surrounded by luscious vegetation with centenary trees …
Surrounded by friends - WordReference Forums
Sep 20, 2022 · Hi there, Can you be surrounded by friends both physically speaking and in a figurative way in English? In life it's better to be surrounded by many friends. Personally, I prefer having …
the surrounding area / the surrounded area - WordReference Forums
Dec 21, 2021 · My English grammar test book says "if the verb surround comes before nouns, it should be surrounding, not surrounded". Teachers~ do you agree? Is 'the surrounded area [= which means …
Surrounded with nature. - WordReference Forums
Mar 24, 2008 · I would be pretty much interested in knowing about the accuracy/correctness of the expression "surrounded with nature" in particular. The context is an advertisement in which a …
I saw him (being) surrounded by people - WordReference Forums
Jul 5, 2022 · Hello, I saw him surrounded by people. Regarding the sentence right above, would it be correct to assume that the word "being" has been omitted to understand how the final construction …
Surround or Enclose - WordReference Forums
Nov 1, 2013 · Something can be surrounded without actually creating a barrier. An enclosure is a barrier of some kind, in my opinion. I would say that "enclosed" implies that there is an inside and an outside …
encompassed about - WordReference Forums
Jun 29, 2025 · This "encompassed about with" is a way of saying "surrounded by" that seems very odd today, but perhaps it wasn't so odd in Bram Stoker's time. Is it literally a three word phrasal verb or …
be surrounded by crowds or be surrounded by a crowd
Jan 26, 2015 · Hi, I am not sure whether the "surrounded by crowds" is right or not. It's used in the following context:Among most craftsmen,there is one person whose booth was surrounded by …
Yard VS Court VS Courtyard - WordReference Forums
Aug 5, 2020 · I sometimes hear the word court used in talk about open areas filled with tables inside of shopping malls: a food court = an open dining area in a shopping mall that holds tables and is …
"sat surrounded" or "was sitting surrounded"? | WordReference Forums
Sep 11, 2009 · "was sitting surrounded" in the following paragraph? In Central Park, near 86th Street, a middle-aged shabby woman sat surrounded by five soiled and haphazardly bred dogs.