around

Significado

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.

Hifenizado como

a‧round

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Etimologia

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.

Frases

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

Talvez tenha sido porque eles se mudaram muito.

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

Seu pai o apresentou a boxe por volta dos sete anos de idade.

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

Ele olhou em volta para a praça vazia novamente, sentindo -se menos desesperada do que antes.

Gray paint stretched for miles around .

A tinta cinza esticada por quilômetros ao redor.

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

O tempo deve ter sido por volta das seis horas.

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

Grande parte da atividade econômica na área se concentra ao longo do ar livre.

Sailing is in the family around Breault .

Navegar está na família em torno de Breault.