around

Betekenis

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.

Met koppelteken als

a‧round

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Etymologie

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.

Zinnen

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

Misschien was het omdat ze zo veel bewogen.

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

Zijn vader stelde hem voor om rond de leeftijd van zeven te boksen.

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

Hij keek weer om zich heen naar het lege plein en voelde zich minder wanhopig dan voorheen.

Gray paint stretched for miles around .

Grijze verf strekte zich kilometers rond.

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

De tijd moet ergens rond zes uur zijn geweest.

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

Veel van de economische activiteit in het gebied draait om de buitenlucht.

Sailing is in the family around Breault .

Zeilen is in de familie rond Breault.