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border vs surround

surround vs border

border and surround both are nouns.

border and surround both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
border Yes No Yes No
surround Yes No Yes No
As verbs, border and surround are synonyms defined as:
  • border and surround: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
Other synonyms of border include environ, ring, skirt.
border (noun) surround (noun)
a strip forming the outer edge of something the area in which something exists or lives
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
a line that indicates a boundary
the boundary of a surface
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
border (verb) surround (verb)
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary surround so as to force to give up
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle surround with a wall in order to fortify
enclose in or as if in a frame extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
provide with a border or edge envelop completely
form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Difference between border and surround

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