around

Senso (Inglese)

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 or throughout.

Adj

1. (informal, not-comparable, predicative) Present in the vicinity.
2. (informal, not-comparable, predicative) Alive; existing.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
2. (not-comparable) So as to surround or be near.
3. (not-comparable) Nearly; approximately; about.
4. (not-comparable) From place to place.
5. (not-comparable) From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.
6. (not-comparable, usually) So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.
7. (not-comparable) Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.
8. (not-comparable) Used with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity.

Concetti

intorno

attorno

circa

intorno a

dintorno

approssimativamente

attorno a

verso

circumcirca

nelle vicinanze

vicino

per approssimazione

pressappoco

girare

più o meno

pressapoco

all’altro lato

all’ incirca

in giro per

dappertutto

vicino a

approssimativo

dall’altra parte

dappresso

grossomodo

grosso modo

ovunque

oziare

su per giù

suppergiù

press’a poco

all’incirca

vicinanze

sinonimi

about

approximately

round

surrounding

roughly

near

all around

some

nearby

circa

over

nearly

close to

surround

along

on all sides

or so

beside

encircling

across

throughout

close

at

just about

round about

all over

everywhere

more or less

almost

circum

toward

towards

through

around here

in attendance

be present

among

loosely

in the vicinity

contract

context

before it

concerning

because of

closely

just

in all directions

circumference

circularly

at hand

Traduzioni

environ

autour

alrededor

à peu près

ungefähr

alrededor de

vers

aproximadamente

rondom

etwa

herum

om

um

approximativement

alentour

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: arounde

Ereditato da inglese antico: a-

Ereditato da inglese medio: round

Affine scozzese: aroond

Affine inglese medio: umbe

Affine inglese antico: 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”)).

Frasi

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

Forse è stato perché si sono mossi così tanto.

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

Suo padre lo presentò alla boxe all'età di sette anni.

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

Forse potremmo incontrarci all'Istituto verso mezzogiorno poiché ho alcune cose a cui devo partecipare per primo.

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

Si guardò di nuovo intorno alla piazza vuota, sentendosi meno disperato di prima.

There's something funny going on around here .

C'è qualcosa di divertente che sta succedendo qui.

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

Gran parte dell'attività economica nella zona è incentrata sull'aria aperta.