around

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

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.

Sinonimai

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

Vertimai

environ

autour

intorno

alrededor

à peu près

ungefähr

alrededor de

attorno

vers

circa

um

rondom

etwa

herum

om

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: arounde

Paveldėta iš senoji anglų: a-

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: round

Sutampa su škotų: aroond

Sutampa su Vidurio Anglijos: umbe

Sutampa su 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”)).

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.

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

Jis vėl apsidairė į tuščią aikštę, jausdamasis mažiau beviltiška nei anksčiau.

There's something funny going on around here .

Čia vyksta kažkas juokingo.

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

Didžioji dalis ekonominės veiklos rajone yra aplink lauke.