Definition von around im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Generally
- Alive; existing
B: Oh, he's still around. He's feeling better now.
- Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point
She went around the track fifty times.
- etc. Partially or completely rotated, including to face in the opposite direction
She spun around a few times.
- Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing
The jackals began to gather around .
- Near; in the vicinity of
I'll see you around .
- From place to place, or from one place to another
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- Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve
The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then continued straight.
- At various places in
Those teenagers like to hang around the mall.
- {a} in a round or circle, about
- Nearby, in the area
- If someone moves around a place, they move through various parts of that place without having any particular destination. They milled around the ballroom with video cameras. Around is also an adverb. My mornings are spent rushing around after him
- Om Rop
- in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"
- all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"
- If someone has been around, they have had a lot of experience of different people and situations
- the other way around: see way
- You use around to say that something happens in different parts of a place or area. Elephants were often to be found in swamp in eastern Kenya around the Tana River. pests and diseases around the garden. Around is also an adverb. Giovanni has the best Parma ham for miles around
- When you are giving measurements, you can use around to talk about the distance along the edge of something round. She was 40 inches around the hips
- in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around" by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond" in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around" to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper
- {e} surrounding; approximately
- If you go around to someone's house, you visit them. She helped me unpack my things and then we went around to see the other girls
- in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
- If you move around a place, you travel through it, going to most of its parts. If you look around a place, you look at every part of it. I've been walking around Moscow and the town is terribly quiet He glanced discreetly around the room at the other people. Around is also an adverb. He backed away from the edge, looking all around at the flat horizon
- Around about means approximately. There is a Green party but it only scored around about 10 percent in the vote
- If something such as a film, a discussion, or a plan is based around something, that thing is its main theme. the gentle comedy based around the Larkin family The discussion centered around four subjects
- encircling; nearby
- With circular motion; coming back to a particular place
- In random places; aimlessly, with no real direction
- In a circular formation
- adv [about] di sekitar (kitar)
- The people around you are the people who you come into contact with, especially your friends and relatives, and the people you work with. We change our behaviour by observing the behaviour of those around us Those around her would forgive her for weeping
- in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around"
- From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner
- to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper
- If a wheel or object turns around, it turns. The boat started to spin around in the water
- to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"
- To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point. She looked at the papers around her a prosperous suburb built around a new mosque. Around is also an adverb. a village with a rocky river, a ruined castle and hills all around The Memorial seems almost ugly, dominating the landscape for miles around
- Along the edges; on every side, in all directions
- Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place
- You use around in expressions such as this time around or to come around when you are describing something that has happened before or things that happen regularly. Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party
- On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about
- You use around in expressions such as sit around and hang around when you are saying that someone is spending time in a place and not doing anything very important. After breakfast the next morning they sat around for an hour discussing political affairs. Around is also a preposition. He used to skip lessons and hang around the harbor with some other boys
- Around means approximately. My salary was around £19,000 plus a car and expenses = about Around is also a preposition. He expects the elections to be held around November
- around Around is an adverb and a preposition. In British English, the word `round' is often used instead. Around is often used with verbs of movement, such as `walk' and `drive', and also in phrasal verbs such as `get around' and `hand around'
- If you move things around, you move them so that they are in different places. She moved things around so the table was beneath the windows
- If you move around a corner or obstacle, you move to the other side of it. If you look around a corner or obstacle, you look to see what is on the other side. The photographer stopped clicking and hurried around the corner I peered around the edge of the shed -- there was no sign of anyone else
- Used in quoting forward "premium / discount" "Five-five around" would mean five point on either side of the present spot value
- ad on every side (of)
- In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town
- from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
- kolo [KOH-woh] There's a similar word--na kolo--which can stand in for the same word Another idea from the House of Anagram Ideas: kolo can be an anagram of "look" (barring the dark "l") "Look" "around"--you like? Date of entry: 6 June 2000
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
- You say all around to indicate that something affects all parts of a situation or all members of a group. He compared the achievements of the British and the French during 1916 and concluded that the latter were better all around
- Defining a circle or closed curve containing
- by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
- Near (also applicable to time)
- If you turn around, you turn so that you are facing in the opposite direction. I turned around and wrote the title on the blackboard He straightened up slowly and spun around on the stool to face us
- If someone or something is around, they exist or are present in a place. The blackbird had a quick, wary look in case the cat was anywhere around Just having lots of people around that you can talk to is important
- in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"
- to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"
- In a circle; circularly; on every side; round
- round
She turned round and scowled at me.
- She turned around and scowled at me.
- peri
- peri-
- around Robin Hood's barn
- the long way around; a roundabout or circuitous route
- around Robin Hood's barn
- all over the place
- around the Horn
- Via shipboard communications, formerly metal tubes with earhorn-like ends
- around the Horn
- Following the extremely hazardous naval route around Cape Horn, the southernmost point in South America
Sure, you've done some sailing, but have you been around the Horn?.
- around the bend
- Crazy, insane
Judge John Pickering had clearly gone around the bend, often presiding over his court while drunk. — (Can we this quote?) Joyce Oldham Appleby, Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Thomas Jefferson, Times Books, page 208:.
- around the clock
- All the time or seemingly all the time; constantly
They worked around the clock to finish the project on time.
- around the corner
- imminent; very soon
He has been studying hard, but his exam is just around the corner and he's nervous.
- around the wicket
- Bowling the ball from the side of the wicket that puts the bowler's bowling hand farther from the wicket
- around the world
- Around Earth from east to west, or west to east, thus crossing all meridians
He sailed around the world.
- around the world
- In a large proportion of Earth; in various parts of Earth
Everyone around the world likes Coke.
- around the world
- A particular trick move with a yo-yo
- around-the-clock
- All day and night; all of the time
- around the bend
- Crazy or insane, off your rocker. "If I had to listen to that noise all the time, I'd go around the bend."
- around the corner
- (deyim) Soon to come or happen; close by; near at hand
The fortuneteller told Jane that there was an adventure for her just around the corner.
- Around the World in Eighty Days
- a book by Jules Verne about an Englishman called Phileas Fogg, who travels around the world in 80 days with his servant Passepartout in order to win a bet
- around here
- in the vicinity, in the neighborhood, nearby, not far from this place
- around midnight
- approximately at midnight, near midnight, around 12 o'clock at night
- around the clock
- without stopping; "she worked around the clock"
- around the clock
- without stopping; "she worked around the clock
- around the corner
- nearby, very close, at hand; imminent, about to happen
- around-the-clock
- at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care
- around-the-clock
- {s} 24 hours a day, during every hour of the day
- around-the-clock
- see clock. round-the-clock
- arse around
- To arse about; to behave in a clownish, irresponsible or inefficient manner
- albatross around one's neck
- something that one is associated with that keeps one from succeeding in what they want to achieve
He bought the properties last year hoping to make a profit out of reselling them; however, with the economic downturn, they have now become an albatross around his neck.
- all around
- encircling example: "all around the earth"
- all around
- including everything about a topic
- all-around
- comprehensive in extent
- all-around
- Generally, broadly
an all-around better player than me.
- all-around
- able to do many or all things well
- ask around
- To enquire about something to different people
I don't know the answer to that, but maybe someone else does - I'll ask around.
- asked around
- Simple past tense and past participle of ask around
- asking around
- Present participle of ask around
- asks around
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ask around
- bang around
- To make a lot of percussive noise while doing an activity
- bat around
- To have at least nine batters bat in a half inning
Seven runs are in; they've batted around.
- bat around
- To discuss
I think we've batted this idea around enough to take a decision.
- be around
- To be alive, existent, or present
The New York-style hot dog I love has been around for well over a hundred years.
- beat around the bush
- To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant
Please stop beating around the bush and tell me what the problem is!.
- beat around the bush
- To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally
- beaten around the bush
- Simple past tense and past participle of beat around the bush
- beating around the bush
- Present participle of beat around the bush
- beats around the bush
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beat around the bush
- bomb around
- The drive around at speed for pleasure
- boss around
- To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior
- bossed around
- Simple past tense and past participle of boss around
- bosses around
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boss around
- bossing around
- Present participle of boss around
- bum around
- To wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter
Along the way, he dropped out of sight several times to bum around South America.
- came around
- Simple past of come around
- clown around
- to have fun in an irresponsible manner
- come around
- To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first
Give her time, and she may come around and see things your way.
- come around
- To regain consciousness after a faint etc
- come-around
- Any shot that curls around another rock
- comes around
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of come around
- coming around
- Present participle of come around
- dick around
- To waste time on an unproductive activity
Will you guys quit dicking around and get to work?.
- dog around
- To follow diligently
- fanny around
- Alternative form of fanny about
- fart around
- To waste time, or to fool about
- farting around
- Present participle of fart around
- float around
- To be nearby or available
- fool around
- to engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around
- fool around
- to waste time
- fool around
- to engage in adultery; to play around
- fool around
- to engage in casual or flirtatious sexual acts
- fooled around
- Simple past tense and past participle of fool around
- fooling around
- Present participle of fool around
- fools around
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fool around
- footle around
- To pass time doing unimportant things; messing around
- fuck around
- To fool around
He was just fucking around.
- fuck around
- To fritter aimlessly or distractedly, to procrastinate
Quit fucking around and get back to work!.
- get around
- To circumvent the obligation and performance of a chore
My brother always gets around cleaning his room himself.
- get around
- To move to the other side of an obstruction
There's no trail going through. We can't get around to the lake.
- get around
- To come around something
Cross at the rocks when you get around the bend.
- get around
- To transport oneself from place to place
Granny uses a wheelchair to get around.
- get around
- To avoid or bypass an obstacle
Tax consultants look for ways to get around the law.
- get around to
- To eventually begin or return to some procrastinated task
The busy orator and mother of two couldn't get around to her unfinished speech.
- get one's head around
- to work out, figure out (a problem)
- get one's head around
- to understand, fathom (a problem)
When my mum did pass away I fell out with Cod because I couldn't get my head around why he'd taken away the one person that we needed in our lives, because dad was no good to us.
- gets around to
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of get around to
- getting around to
- Present participle of get around to
- go around
- To spread from person to person
There's a cough going around.
- go-around
- Alternative form of go around
- gone-around
- Past participle of go-around
- goof around
- To play, or to fool around
- got around to
- Simple past tense and past participle of get around to
- green around the gills
- Alternative form of green about the gills
- hang around
- to stay, linger or loiter
If you hang around after the show, you can meet the cast.
- hang around
- to spend time or be friends (especially to hang around with someone)
My daughter likes to hang around with older kids after school.
- hanging around
- Present participle of hang around
- hangs around
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hang around
- have been around
- To be experienced in worldly matters; to be seasoned, not naive
Williams: She has been around. She has met world leaders.
- have been around the block
- Alternative form of have been around
- horse around
- To play or fiddle; to clown; to do nothing of importance or consequence
Stop horsing around with the controls, before you break something.
- hung around
- Simple past tense and past participle of hang around
- jack around
- to dawdle, to waste time
- jack around
- to misbehave, fool around
- jerk around
- to cheat or treat unfairly
- jump around
- To move erratically by jumping. Usually as a result of being excited
- jump around
- To move from side to side, or fidget annoyingly. Usually as a result of being nervous
- keep around
- to keep something near one
I keep a dictionary around when editing this Wiki.
- kick around
- to abuse or mistreat; to bully
Don't be afraid to kick it around a little. It is sturdy.
- kick around
- to wander loose; to float around; to hang around (usually present continuous)
Is this your pen I found kicking around in my drawer?.
- kid around
- To engage in playful fun
I think he was just kidding around when he said that, so don't take it personally.
- knock around
- To hit someone, or behave violently towards them
It was known that he would knock his wife around when he had been drinking.''.
- knock around
- To be in an unknown place
I've got some scissors knocking around somewhere in the kitchen.
- knock around
- To do a relaxing activity
I like to knock around the garden on Saturdays.
- knock around
- to spend time with someone as a friend
I used to knock around with John when we were younger.
- knocked around
- Simple past tense and past participle of knock around
- knocking around
- Present participle of knock around
- knocks around
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knock around
- louse around
- To slack off; be lazy; be a "parasite" to someone/something
- mess around
- To have a non-committal sexual relationship
Rumor has it that he's messing around with his secretary.
- mess around
- To fiddle idly
These guys don't mess around! They finished the whole job in ten minutes.
- mess around
- To joke, kid, or play
Don't mess around with electricity if you don't understand it.
- mill around
- To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area
There were a few eager teens milling around in the parking lot.
- milled around
- Simple past tense and past participle of mill around
- milling around
- Present participle of mill around
- mills around
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mill around
- monkey around
- To act foolishly
I wanna be a man, man cub and stroll right into town and be just like the other men I'm tired of monkeying around - The Jungle Book.
- muck around
- Means the same as muck about
- piss around
- to joke or play
- piss around
- to misbehave; to act foolishly
- pitch around
- To intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him
Jones pitched around the slugger.
- play around
- To engage in sexual practices outside of marriage
- play around
- To behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way
Stop playing around, and get on with your homework.
- play around
- To work with in a non-serious manner
You could build even more interesting components called amplifiers and begin playing around with amplifiers.
- playing around
- Present participle of play around
- potter around
- To potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner
I like to relax pottering around the house doing this and that at the weekends.
- pottered around
- Simple past tense and past participle of potter around
- pottering around
- Present participle of potter around
- potters around
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of potter around
- push around
- To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully
- putter around
- To engage in meaningless activity
- rally around
- rally round
- ran around
- Simple past of run around
- reach-around
- Manual stimulation of a sexual partner's genitals during anal or vaginal intercourse from behind
- ring around
- To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something
- root around
- Alternative form of root about
- rough around the edges
- In need of refinement; unsophisticated
His writing is appealing, but a bit rough around the edges.
- run around
- to move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction
- run around
- To be very busy doing many different things
I don't want to run around all week getting everything ready for the holidays.
- run around after
- To spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves
I have spent all morning running around after the kids.
- run around like a chicken with its head cut off
- To act in a haphazard or aimless way; frantically or without control
The president doesn't know what to do. He's running around like a headless chicken.
- run around with
- To spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much
I'm not happy about the friends my son is running around with at the moment.
- run circles around
- To outperform by a great margin
You may think you're a fast typist, but he'll run circles around you any day!.
- run rings around
- To demonstrate superiority, or greater skill than another person, team or group of people
Liverpool ran rings around Ipswich in a 5-0 victory on Saturday.
- running around
- Present participle of run around
- runs around
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of run around
- sat around
- Simple past tense and past participle of sit around
- shop around
- To actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor
She’s shopping around for a new boyfriend.
- sit around
- To sit down and not do anything important
- sits around
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sit around
- sitting around
- Present participle of sit around
