Surrounded by or with? - WordReference Forums 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 Surrounded with luscious vegetarion with centenary trees We're talking about a tower of apartments Thanks
I saw him (being) surrounded by people - WordReference Forums Hello, I saw him surrounded by people Regarding the sentence right above, would it be correct to assume that the word "being" has been omitted to understand how the final construction came to be? or is it irrelevant to the formation of the sentence? Thanks
They were coming in the window | WordReference Forums One of the biggest reasons I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies That’s all They were coming in the goddam window (The Catcher In The Rye by J D Salinger, Chapter Two) I didn't understand how to interpret the bold part and let it go but I couldn't get it off my mind, in Japanese version that part wasn't translated
Surround or Enclose - WordReference Forums 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 and that the two are separated Applying my understanding of the terms, if a house were enclosed by trees the trees would have to be so close together that you would have to hack one down to get to the
the surrounding area the surrounded area - WordReference Forums 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 an area surrounded by something]' wrong?
ser estar rodeado - WordReference Forums Hi, I am trying to say a house is surrounded by "una galeria" Do I use ser or estar? I've got myself very confused! I'm trying to say it in Spanish by the way :-) Thanks, Angela
Yard VS Court VS Courtyard - WordReference Forums 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 generally surrounded by fast-food outlets Other than that, I hear and use the words courthouse (a building that contains courtrooms for trials and other judicial proceedings) and courtyard
a lot of love lots of love - WordReference Forums So for example, the sentence "I wish you are having a great time, surrounded by lots of love" is correct? We normally say "I hope you are having a great time " "Wishing" is for something we want to happen in the future "Surrounded by lots of love" is fine
land surrounded by 2 streets - WordReference Forums Hello What is the word (if any) to describe a block of land which has 2(or 3 or 4) streets surrounding it I've coined this word: "2 street-front land" and hope you'll give me the correct word Thank you a lot in advance