around

Etymology
From, from (from ) +  borrowed from French, equivalent to. Cognate with 🇨🇬,. Displaced earlier 🇨🇬, (from 🇨🇬). See.

Preposition

 * 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.
 * 1)  Centred upon; surrounding; regarding.
 * 2) Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
 * 3) Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
 * 4) Near; in the vicinity of.
 * 5) At or to various places within.
 * 1) Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
 * 2) Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
 * 3) Near; in the vicinity of.
 * 4) At or to various places within.
 * 1) Near; in the vicinity of.
 * 2) At or to various places within.
 * 1) Near; in the vicinity of.
 * 2) At or to various places within.
 * 1) At or to various places within.
 * 1) At or to various places within.
 * 1) At or to various places within.
 * 1) At or to various places within.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Hijazi Arabic: حول
 * Armenian: ,
 * Assamese: চাৰিওফাল
 * Belarusian: навако́л, вако́л, наво́кал
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: al voltant de
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 圍著, 围着,
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:, ümbruses
 * Finnish: ympärille
 * French:
 * Galician:, ,
 * Georgian: ირგვლივ, გარშემო
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: περί (+ acc.)
 * Haitian Creole: otou
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Irish: um
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: …のまわり
 * Korean: 주위에
 * Latin: circa, circum
 * Latvian: ap, apkārt
 * Livonian: immõr, immar
 * Macedonian: околу
 * Mòcheno: um
 * Occitan: ,
 * Old English: ymbe
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: em torno de,, ao redor de
 * Romanian: în jurul
 * Russian:
 * Sanskrit:
 * Sardinian: intundu
 * Scots: roond
 * Scottish Gaelic: timcheall, mun cuairt, mu chuairt, mu thimcheall
 * Slovak: okolo
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: wokoło
 * Spanish: de
 * Swedish:
 * Tok Pisin: nabaut
 * Turkish: etrafında
 * Ukrainian: навко́ло


 * Finnish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: круга́ми, по пери́метру
 * Slovak: okolo
 * Spanish:


 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: حوالين
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: околу
 * Portuguese: ao redor de
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: mun cuairt, mu chuairt, timcheall, mu thimcheall
 * Slovak: okolo
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: навко́ло


 * Arabic: بِالْقُرْب, قُرْبَ
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Finnish:, tienoilla, , pintaan ,  kieppeillä , ,
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Hindi: के आस-पास
 * Ingrian: äärees
 * Irish: i dtrátha
 * Italian:, intorno a,
 * Macedonian: околу, близу
 * Portuguese: em torno de, por volta de , perto de
 * Romanian: aproape de
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scots: aroond
 * Scottish Gaelic: mun cuairt, mu chuairt, timcheall, mu thimcheall
 * Slovak: okolo, naokolo
 * Spanish: a eso de,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian:, поблизу́
 * Walloon:, ,


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Italian: in giro per
 * Macedonian: наоколу
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: mun cuairt, mu chuairt, timcheall, mu thimcheall
 * Slovak: okolo, po
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: усю́ди, скрізь


 * Latin: circa, circum

Adjective

 * 1)  Present in the vicinity.
 * 2)  Alive; existing.
 * 1)  Alive; existing.

Translations

 * Finnish: ;  ; , mestoilla
 * German: es gibt X noch
 * Mandarin:
 * Scots: roond


 * Italian:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: دەور, دەوروبەر
 * Maltese: madwar
 * Polish: ,

Adverb

 * 1) So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
 * High above, vultures circled around.
 * 1) So as to surround or be near.
 * Everybody please gather around.
 * There isn't another house for miles around.
 * 1) Nearly; approximately; about.
 * 2) From place to place.
 * 3) From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.
 * (see bring around, come around)
 * (see bring around, come around)
 * 1)  So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.
 * 1) From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.
 * (see bring around, come around)
 * (see bring around, come around)
 * 1)  So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.
 * (see bring around, come around)
 * (see bring around, come around)
 * 1)  So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.
 * (see bring around, come around)
 * 1)  So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.

Derived terms




Translations

 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Lower Sorbian: wokoło
 * Sorbian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ympärille, piiriin , ,
 * German:
 * Irish: timpeall
 * Lower Sorbian: wokoło
 * Sorbian:


 * Finnish:, tienoilla, ,
 * German: ,


 * Finnish:, , ympärille, paikasta paikkaan, paikasta toiseen
 * German: ,
 * Irish: thart, timpeall
 * Slovak: okolo, po
 * Spanish: por acá, por allí


 * Finnish:
 * German: ,


 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Irish: timpeall
 * Lower Sorbian: wokoło
 * Sorbian:


 * Finnish: use a frequentative verb with optional, e.g. kysellä (ympäriinsä) ~ ask around
 * German:


 * Bulgarian:, , , ,
 * Czech:
 * Macedonian:, , ,
 * Persian:, , ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Scots:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Walloon:, , , , ,