around

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English around, arounde, from a- (from Old English a- (“on, at”)) + Middle English round (“circle, round”), equivalent to a- +‎ round. Cognate with Scots aroond, aroon (“around”). Displaced earlier Middle English umbe, embe (“around”) (from Old English ymbe (“around”)). See umbe.

Pronunciation [edit]

Preposition [edit]

around

  1. Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.
    I planted a row of lillies around the statue.
    The jackals began to gather around [someone or something].
  2. Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
    We walked around the football field.
    She went around the track fifty times.
  3. Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve
    The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then continued straight.
  4. (of distance, time) Near; in the vicinity of.
    I left my keys somewhere around here.
    I left the house around 10 this morning.
    There isn't another house here for miles around.
    I'll see you around [the neighbourhood, etc.].
  5. At various places in.
    The pages from the notebook were scattered around the room.
    Those teenagers like to hang around the mall.

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Translations [edit]

defining a circle or closed curve containing
following a path
near
at various places in
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Adjective [edit]

around (not comparable)

  1. (informal, with the verb "to be") Alive; existing.
    The record store on Main Street? Yes, it's still around.
    A: How is old Bob? I heard that his health is failing.
    B: Oh, he's still around. He's feeling better now.

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

alive, existent, or present
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Adverb [edit]

around (not comparable)

  1. Generally.
  2. From place to place, or from one place to another.
    • 2013 May 11, “The climate of Tibet: Pole-land”, The Economist, volume 407, number 8835, page 80: 
      Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.
    There are rumors going around that Will is dead.
    He's running around trying to stop the rumors from spreading.
    Look around and see what you find.
    bring around
    come around
  3. (with turn, spin, etc.)   Partially or completely rotated, including to face in the opposite direction.
    Turn around at the end of this street.
    She spun around a few times.

Derived terms [edit]

generally
from place to place

Translations [edit]

in a circular formation
along the edges; on every side, in all directions
in random places; aimlessly, with no real direction
with circular motion; coming back to a particular place
nearby, in the area

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