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.

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.

Con trattino come

a‧round

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.

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.

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.

Gray paint stretched for miles around .

Vernice grigia allungata per miglia intorno.

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

Il tempo deve essere stato da qualche parte verso le sei.

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

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

Sailing is in the family around Breault .

La navigazione è in famiglia intorno a Breault.