around

Signification

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.

Coupé comme

a‧round

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Étymologie

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.

Phrases

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

C'était peut-être parce qu'ils ont tellement bougé.

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

Son père l'a présenté la boxe vers l'âge de sept ans.

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

Il regarda à nouveau la place vide, se sentant moins désespérée qu'auparavant.

Gray paint stretched for miles around .

La peinture grise s'étendait sur des kilomètres autour.

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

Le temps devait être quelque part vers six heures.

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

Une grande partie de l'activité économique dans la région se concentre sur le plein air.

Sailing is in the family around Breault .

La voile est dans la famille autour de Breault.