around

Significado (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

Hifenizado como

a‧round

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from inglês médio: arounde

Inherited from inglês arcaico: a-

Inherited from inglês médio: round

Cognate with scots: aroond

Cognate with inglês médio: umbe

Cognate with inglês arcaico: 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.

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.

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

Talvez possamos nos encontrar no Instituto por volta do meio -dia, já que tenho algumas coisas que preciso atender primeiro.

Gray paint stretched for miles around .

A tinta cinza esticada por quilômetros ao redor.

There's something funny going on around here .

Há algo engraçado acontecendo por aqui.

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.

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

O território e o cascalho ao redor pareciam carbonizados como se por uma explosão repentina.