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around

around

1.0
Being near a place or person
  • adverb
  • /əˈraʊnd/
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  • Yeah, he's the boss around here, and we know what this looks like.
  • around here
  • still around
  • people around

No, because you got people around you to hold you back.

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Examples

  • I want to have friends around me that will protect me.

  • Well, who else is around all the time?

  • So you kind of just place it down around here, right?

  • No, because you got people around you to hold you back.

  • And yet I feel we could have stuck around and made friends with them.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • "You should be glad you have us around to keep you out of trouble."

    Fiction book (1990)
  • And some of us have been carrying them around with us for years.

  • I could hear you moving around.

  • I hate that we weren't around when you needed us most, sweetheart.

  • There are many interesting shops around the park.

Synonyms

about
vsaround
438 1.0

In or around a place, moving from one part to another

focuses on being present close by in one particular spot rather than moving
nearby
vsaround
325 1.0

Close to a person, place, or thing

refers to being in the surrounding area rather than exact closeness
near
vsaround
240 1.0

At a short distance in space or time

emphasizes general presence within the area rather than precise closeness
thereabouts
vsaround
1 4.9

In or near that place

is slightly narrower, used for presence in a specific spot
thereabout
vsaround
1 6.7

Near that place, close to the spot

is broader, covering presence across the whole surrounding area
hereabouts
vsaround
1 5.4

Near this place in the local area

is neutral and applies to any nearby place, not only the speaker's

Antonyms

1.0

To move or look to a place that is not here

Idioms

In many different countries on all continents

Very near in place or happening soon

In the opposite order, direction, or situation

Happens all day and all night without stopping

To make big positive changes in your life after hard times

9 9.1

Having sex with many different people without a steady partner

7 2.2

People sitting near a fire to talk and relax

There is enough for everyone to have some

6 8.1

A person who has a lot of experience from many situations

6 4.6

To be much better than someone at doing something

To use your power to make others do what you want

To make someone do what you want by charming them

The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love

A constant problem or responsibility that is hard to get rid of

Having extra fat around the waist

around the bend
  • Offensive
1 9.3

To be very confused or act in a strange way

To take part in a traditional May Day dance in a circle around a tall decorated pole

To sail around Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America, often in dangerous weather

1 9.9

People in a community spread it as gossip

To take a long, unnecessary route to reach a place or answer

To avoid saying something directly by talking a long time before answering

To talk or act in a long, roundabout way to avoid the main point

Behaving as if you are the most important person and others do not matter

Talk in a relaxed, joking way and make stories bigger to be funny

Compounds

14 1.0

A short time spent moving on foot in a place without a clear destination

Happening all day and night without stopping

go-around
  • Specialized
4 8.4

Stopping an approach or attempt to try again, for example when a plane pulls up instead of landing

A man who is kind, helpful, and liked by others

1 7.7

An indirect way to avoid a rule or problem

reach-around
  • Jargon
1 9.9

A secret unfair action to get help or advantage

1 6.0

A children's game where players hold hands, walk in a circle, and fall down while singing

1 9.9

Money given during elections to get people to vote for a candidate or pay small local costs

ring-around-a-rosy
  • Baby Talk
8.0

A children's game where players hold hands in a circle, sing, and fall down

Negative ideas that lead people to treat those with mental health problems unfairly

How Near

next door
511 1.0
nearby
325 1.0
around
1.0
near
240 1.0

Surface Forms

around positive

Morphology

around = round (semi-transparent) = a + round

Morphologically the form is 'a-' + 'round'; the locative relation to place is clear even if the meaning has narrowed to 'nearby'.

Etymology

Around comes from a- 'on' and round 'circle', so the idea is being 'on the circle' near something. That's why around can mean 'nearby' or in the area.