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0 to be everywhere around something:
Mystery still surrounds the exact circumstances of Stalin's death.
She said that she wanted to die surrounded by the people she loves (= with them all present).
Early this morning, armed police surrounded (= moved into a position so that they were everywhere around) a house which they thought contained an escaped prisoner.
2 to be around something on all sides:
I’m interested in the circumstances surrounding the accident.
The controversy that surrounded the police action led to a number of investigations.