around

Reikšmė (English)

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.

Synonyms

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

Brūkšneliu surašyta kaip

a‧round

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Etimologija (English)

Inherited from Vidurio Anglijos: arounde

Inherited from senoji anglų: a-

Inherited from Vidurio Anglijos: round

Cognate with škotų: aroond

Cognate with Vidurio Anglijos: umbe

Cognate with senoji anglų: 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.

Sakiniai

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

Gal taip buvo todėl, kad jie tiek judėjo.

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

Jo tėvas supažindino jį su boksu maždaug septynerių metų.

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

Ko gero, mes galėtume susitikti institute apie vidurdienį, nes turiu keletą dalykų, kuriuos turiu pirmiausia dalyvauti.

Gray paint stretched for miles around .

Pilki dažai ištempė mylių aplink.

There's something funny going on around here .

Čia vyksta kažkas juokingo.

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

Laikas turėjo būti kažkur maždaug šeštą valandą.

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

Didžioji dalis ekonominės veiklos rajone yra aplink lauke.

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

Žmogus ir žvyras aplink ją atrodė tarsi staigus sprogimas.