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# surroundings

«surroundings» in Mova's school dictionary: **everything around you: the place you are in and the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (surroundings — plural only)

### meaning for a pupil

Your surroundings are everything around you: the place you are in and the things and conditions near you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surroundings/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety pupils learn to be aware of their surroundings: look and listen around you when crossing roads, walking alone or using a phone. In science, animals are adapted to their surroundings, and camouflage helps them blend in. In stories new surroundings can make characters nervous or curious. Phrases: «be aware of your surroundings», «in new surroundings», «natural surroundings».

### examples

- Take your headphones off and notice your surroundings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surroundings/#x1)
- The chameleon changes colour to match its surroundings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surroundings/#x2)
- It took the puppy a while to get used to its new surroundings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surroundings/#x3)
- The hotel is in beautiful surroundings by a lake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surroundings/#x4)
- Stay alert to your surroundings when you are out alone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surroundings/#x5)
- The animals live in their natural surroundings, not in cages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surroundings/#x6)
- Look at your surroundings and find a landmark if you get lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surroundings/#x7)
- In science we studied how plants react to their surroundings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surroundings/#x8)
- I hastily surveyed my surroundings, and saw that I was safe from all pursuit from the town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surroundings/#x9)

### note

Always plural with a plural verb: «My surroundings are…». From «surround». Similar: «environment». Do not write «a surrounding» for this meaning; «surrounding» alone is an adjective («the surrounding hills»).

### In the corpora

- [Elephantnose fish make weak electricity to sense their surroundings and talk to each other in dark, muddy water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/160-the-congo-river/11/)
- [Reptiles are cold-blooded: they get their body heat from their surroundings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/383-giant-reptiles-of-the-past-titanoboa-sarcosuchus-deinosuchus-and-giant-tortoises/3/)
- [When two lines look different in length, measure them with a ruler, because the brain can be fooled by their surroundings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/280-illusions-and-adverts/15/)
- [Things cool or warm until they reach the same temperature as their surroundings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/23-heat-moves-hot-to-cold/6/)
- [Camouflage is colouring that helps an animal blend in with its surroundings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/27-habitats-and-adaptations/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «surroundings» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surroundings/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.