
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
surrender! you're surrounded! - WordReference Forums
Jun 16, 2011 · Rendez-vous ! Vous êtes encerclés ! However, I'd like to know if we can use "entourés" as well..;the dictionary states that it can be used as a synonym in this context, but personally I find it …
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.
brackets around a single letter in direct quotations
Apr 21, 2009 · At the beginning of the citation, only the first letter of "the" is in brackets, is there a reason for this or is it normal that only the first letter of a word that isn't part of the original citation be …
crowded with or by - WordReference Forums
Jun 12, 2015 · Hello there, is it correct to say: the city was crowded with an increasing number of refugees or the city was crowded by an increasing number of refugees thanks!