around

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

alrededor

alrededor de

aproximadamente

en torno a

a eso de

cerca de

acerca de

próximamente

por

a bulto

a ojo

en derredor

en redondo

en torn

cerca

a la vuelta de

por acá

unas

unos

más o menos

en todas partes

en todo lugar

por doquier

Con guión como

a‧round

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Etimología (Inglés)

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.

Oraciones

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

Tal vez fue porque se movieron mucho.

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

Su padre le presentó al boxeo alrededor de la edad de siete años.

He looked around at the empty plaza again , feeling less desperate than before .

Miró a su alrededor a la plaza vacía nuevamente, sintiéndose menos desesperado que antes.

Gray paint stretched for miles around .

La pintura gris se estira por millas a su alrededor.

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

El tiempo debe haber estado en algún lugar alrededor de las seis en punto.

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

Gran parte de la actividad económica en el área se centra en el aire libre.

Sailing is in the family around Breault .

La navegación está en la familia alrededor de Breault.