around

Значение

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.

Пишется через дефис как

a‧round

Произносится как (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Этимология

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.

Предложения

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

Может быть, это было потому, что они так сильно двигались.

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

Его отец познакомил его с боксом около семи лет.

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

Он снова оглянулся на пустую площадь, чувствуя себя менее отчаянным, чем раньше.

Gray paint stretched for miles around .

Серая краска протянулась на мили вокруг.

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

Время должно было быть где -то около шести часов.

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

Большая часть экономической активности в районе сосредоточена на открытом воздухе.

Sailing is in the family around Breault .

Парусный спорт находится в семье вокруг Бриолта.