around

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Prep

1. Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
2. Centred upon; surrounding; regarding.
3. Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
4. Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
5. Near; in the vicinity of.
6. At or to various places within.

Adj

1. (informal) Present in the vicinity.
2. (informal) Alive; existing.

Adv

1. So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
2. So as to surround or be near.
3. Nearly; approximately; about.
4. From place to place.
5. From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.
6. So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.
7. Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.
8. Used with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity.

Συνώνυμα

about

approximately

round

surrounding

roughly

near

all around

circa

some

nearby

over

nearly

close to

along

or so

on all sides

surround

beside

encircling

just about

everywhere

across

at

throughout

round about

all over

close

more or less

towards

through

loosely

circum

be present

toward

in the vicinity

in attendance

around here

almost

among

more

next to

nigh

only

on the other side

onto

opposite

out of

outskirts

periphery

place

restrain

revolution

rotary

rotund

roundabout

roundly

seek

🔍

simply

surrounded

surrounded by

time

⌚

treaty

turn

turn around

turn over

under

usually

with

about that

all about

close at hand

in a circle

in circles

in the area

in the vicinity of

laze about

look about

look around for

near to

relate to

before and after

in the area of

front and back

before and behind

at about

in the environs of

colse to

nearhand

against

agreement

approach

at hand

because of

before it

behind

bind

by

circling

circuit

circularly

circumference

closely

concerning

context

contract

covenant

cycle

down

encircle

enclosing

encompassing

environs

even with

from

give or take

go round

hereabout

hot

🥵

idle

in all directions

just

lie about

loaf

longitudinal

loop

➿

lounge

Με παύλα ως

a‧round

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: arounde

Κληρονομήθηκε από Παλαιά Αγγλικά: a-

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: round

Συγγενές με Σκωτικά: aroond

Συγγενές με Μέσα Αγγλικά: umbe

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Αγγλικά: ymbe

In summary

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

Προτάσεις

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

Ίσως ήταν επειδή μετακόμισαν τόσο πολύ.

His father introduced him to boxing around the age of seven .

Ο πατέρας του τον εισήγαγε στην πυγμαχία γύρω από την ηλικία των επτά ετών.

Perhaps , we could meet at the institute around noon since I have a few things I need to attend to first .

Ίσως θα μπορούσαμε να συναντηθούμε στο Ινστιτούτο γύρω στο μεσημέρι, αφού έχω μερικά πράγματα που πρέπει να παρακολουθήσω πρώτα.

Gray paint stretched for miles around .

Γκρι χρώμα τεντώνεται για μίλια γύρω.

There's something funny going on around here .

Υπάρχει κάτι αστείο που συμβαίνει εδώ.

The time must have been somewhere around six o'clock .

Ο χρόνος πρέπει να ήταν κάπου γύρω στις έξι.

Much of the economic activity in the area centers around the outdoors .

Μεγάλο μέρος της οικονομικής δραστηριότητας στην περιοχή επικεντρώνεται γύρω από το ύπαιθρο.

The turf and gravel around it seemed charred as if by a sudden explosion .

Το χλοοτάπητα και το χαλίκι γύρω του φάνηκε καρυκεύοντας σαν μια ξαφνική έκρηξη.