a·round ( -round )adv. 1. a. On all sides: dirty clothes lying around. b. In close to all sides from all directions: a field bordered around with tall trees. 2. In a circle or with a circular motion: spun around twice. 3. In circumference or perimeter: a pond two miles around. 4. In succession or rotation: passed the collection plate around; seasons that rolled around each year. 5. In or toward the opposite direction or position: wheeled around to face the attacker. 6. a. To or among various places; here and there: wander around. b. To a specific place: Come around again sometime. 7. In or near one's current location: waited around for the next flight. 8. From the beginning to the end: frigid weather the year around. 9. Approximately; about: weighed around 30 pounds; around $1.3 billion in debt. prep. 1. On all sides of: trees around the field. 2. In such a position as to encircle or surround: a sash around the waist. 3. a. Here and there within; throughout: on the political stump around the country. b. In the immediate vicinity of; near: She lives around Norfolk. 4. On or to the farther side of: the house around the corner. 5. So as to pass, bypass, or avoid: a way around an obstacle; got around the difficulty somehow. 6. Approximately at: woke up around seven. 7. In such a way as to have a basis or center in: an economy focused around farming and light industry. adj. Idiom: 1. Being in existence: Our old dog is no longer around. 2. Being in evidence; present: asked if the store manager was around. been around Informal Had many and varied experiences; been experienced in the ways of the world: a young executive who has been around. [Middle English : probably a-, in; see a-2 + round, circle; see round1.] |
around
prep
1. situated at various points in: cameramen were positioned around the auditorium
2. from place to place in: he had spent twenty-five minutes driving around Amsterdam
3. somewhere in or near
4. approximately in: around 1980
Adverb
1. in all directions from a point of reference: there wasn't a house for miles around
2. in the vicinity, esp. restlessly but idly: I couldn't hang around too long
3. in no particular place or direction: a few tropical fish tanks dotted around
4. Informal present in some unknown or unspecified place
5. Informal available: cancer drugs have been around for years
6. have been around Informal to have gained considerable experience of a worldly or social nature
USAGE: In American English, around is usually used instead of round in adverbial and prepositional senses, except in a few fixed phrases such as all year round. The use of around in adverbial senses is less common in British English.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adv. | 1. | around - in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" |
| 2. | around - by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond" | |
| 3. | around - used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around" | |
| 4. | around - in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around" | |
| 5. | around - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" | |
| 6. | around - in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around" | |
| 7. | around - to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper" | |
| 8. | around - all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" | |
| 9. | around - in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around" | |
| 10. | around - from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" |
around
preposition 1. approximately, about, nearly, close to, roughly, just about, in the region of, circa (of dates) in the vicinity of, not far off, in the neighbourhood of
preposition 2. surrounding, about, enclosing, encompassing, framing, encircling, on all sides of, on every side of, environing
adverb 3. everywhere, about, throughout, all over, here and there, on all sides, in all directions, to and fro
adverb 4. near, close, nearby, handy, at hand, close by, close at hand >> prefix circum-
USAGE In American English, around is used more often than round as an adverbial and preposition, except in a few fixed phrases such as all year round. In British English, round is more commonly used as an adverb than around.
Translations
around [əˈraund] adv → attorno, intorno
prep → intorno a;
(fig) (= about): around £5/3 o'clock → circa 5 sterline/le 3;
is he around? → è in giro?
prepositio / adv around [əˈraund]
1 on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc) Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around. rondom حَوْل навсякъде kolem rundt om um...herum γύρω από alrededor de ümber, ümberringi دور تا دور؛ در اطراف ympärillä autour, alentour מִסָבִיב इधर-उधर okolo (körös-)körül di sekitar, sekeliling umhverfis intorno ～の回りに 주위에 aplink apkārt keliling rond; rondom rundt (omkring) dookoła à volta în jur(ul) вокруг okolo okrog, naokrog naokolo runt [], överallt รอบ ๆ etrafında, çevresinde 在...周圍 навкруги ارد گرد khắp xung quanh 在...周围
2 here and there (in a house, room etc) Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around. rond هُنا وَهُناك наоколо sem a tam rundt i; rundt omkring herum τριγύρω por ahí laiali, ringi پیرائمون؛ اطراف siellä täällä ici et là מִסָבִיב इधर-उधर naokolo mindenfelé di sana-sini á víð og dreif um, í kringum intorno, nei paraggi あちらこちらに 여기저기 po visapkārt sana sini rond rundt omkring tu i tam por ái peste tot (prin); pe ici, pe colo кругом, повсюду sem a tam sem ter tja svuda naokolo här och där, runt โดยรอบ her tarafta, orada burada 在...各處 всюди, скрізь ادھر ادھر loanh quanh 在...各处
prep
near to (a time, place etc) around three o'clock. ongeveer حَوالَي، تَقْريباً около kolem, přibližně omkring um...herum γύρω σε alrededor de, sobre, cerca de umbes در حدود tienoilla vers, aux alentours de בְּסבִיבוֹת करीब oko körülbelül, körül kira-kira um verso およそ 대략 apie ap hampir rond rundt, omkring około cerca de pe la; în jurul около okolo, asi okoli oko runt, omkring ราว ๆ aşağı yukarı, civarında, sırasında 大約 біля, близько تقریباً gần 大约
adv
1 in the opposite direction Turn around! om في الجِهَة المُعاكِسَه обратно dozadu, čelem vzad rundt herum αντίστροφα, προς την αντίθετη μεριά media vuelta ümber چزخش به یک طرف ympäri demi-tour לְאָחוֹר पीछे na drugu stranu ellenkező irányba(n) berputar, pada arah yang berlawanan snúa (sér) við dietro front ぐるっと向きを変えて 빙 돌아서 aplink apkārt pusing belakang om rundt dookoła ao contrário în sens opus обратно, назад čelom vzad naokrog u suprotnom pravcu runt, om ในทางตรงข้าม zıt yönde 向相反方向 кругом! الٹا xoay 180 độ 向相反方向
2 near-by If you need me, I'll be somewhere around. in die omgewing قِريب، عَلى مَقْرُبَه наблизо v okolí, nedaleko i nærheden in der Nähe κοντά cerca läheduses همین حوالی؛ حول و حوش lähettyvillä dans les parages בַּסבִיבָה निकट u blizini közel dekat hérna, nærri nei paraggi 近くに 부근에서 netoliese tuvumā berhampiran in de buurt i nærheten w pobliżu por perto prin împrejurimi поблизости nablízku v bližini u blizini i närheten ใกล้ ๆ yakında (bir yerde) 在附近 поблизу, неподалік قریب ہی ، نزدیک gần đây 在附近
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