/əˈraʊnd/
Translation
On all sides of something, or close to a place, number, or time.
Word origin
From the older English phrase on round, made of the prefix a- meaning on and the word round.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- round
Examples
.
"Around" shows they sat on all sides of the table.
.
"Around" means here and there through the town.
o'.
"Around" means close to that time, not exactly.
Used in
Stories
(10)The New House
2 min read · Core 1000
Market Morning
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
One Sheep Short
4 min read · Core 5000
The Passenger
4 min read · Core 5000
The First Letter
5 min read · Core 5000
The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
The Last Light
8 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(19)As vs like in English: swims like a fish, works as a waiter, and the truth about like I said
Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
Cleft sentences in English: it was X who, what I need is, and how to move the emphasis
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
For, since, already, yet and still in English: which word, and where it goes in the sentence
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Inversion and word order in English: the subject-verb-object spine and when it flips
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Relative clauses in English: defining, non-defining and when to drop the pronoun
So, such, too and enough in English: words of degree and result
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
English tenses explained: all 12 with a master table
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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