how to pronounce surroundings

/sɚˈaʊndɪŋz/

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surroundings is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of surroundings in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… accustomed to their new surroundings and …”

meanings of surroundings

noun:

The area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.
Plural of surrounding.
All parts of the universe that are not within the thermodynamic system of interest.

surroundings frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word surroundings occurs in english on average 10 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics surroundings can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that surroundings can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;