French Conversation · Level 45
75 words
French word
entourer
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃tuʁe/
Meaning
- verbsurround
Example
Les enfants entourent la statue.
The children surround the statue.
More examples
La foule entoure le chanteur.
The crowd surrounds the singer.
Core concept
People or objects arranged all around a central person or thing, creating a boundary that separates inside from outside.
Common phrases
entourer de fleurs
surround with flowers
entourer la statue
surround the statue
s'entourer de personnes proches
surround oneself with close people
Similar words
encercler: Form a closed ring around something, cutting it off from the surrounding area.
faire le tour de: Go around something in a circuit.
Definition in French
Mettre des personnes ou des objets tout autour d'une personne ou d'une chose, formant une bordure ou un cercle.
Word origin
The verb combines en- 'in, around' with tour 'turn, circuit' and developed as Old French entourer.
Usage tips
- The reflexive form s'entourer de means to surround oneself with people or things and requires de before the following noun.
Other meanings
- besiegeverb
Related words
- entouragesurroundingsnoun
- entourésurroundedadjective