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  1. 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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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 …

  6. 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 …

  7. 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 …

  8. "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.

  9. 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 …

  10. 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!