around
- adverb
- /əˈraʊnd/
- around this time
- second time around
And the marks just stay around for so long.
- And the marks just stay around for so long.
Examples
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I think I'll stick around here for a bit.
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At this time, the firm was casting around for a new approach to building software.
Academic text (2011) -
There is plenty of blame to go around for this lack of preparation.
Academic text (1999) -
We can't wait around all day.
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I could hear Linda walking around downstairs after Bernie had gone to bed.
Fiction book (1990) -
When Sunday morning rolled around, Caudell joined most of the regiment at divine services.
Fiction book (1992) -
The festival will take place around the same time every year, drawing many visitors.
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During the summer, you can find flowers blooming around the garden all day.
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My family loves to travel around the country during our vacations.
Synonyms
During a period of time such as a week or year
In every part of a place or during the whole time
At all times during a stated period
During the whole time from the start
During the whole time that something is happening
Antonyms
Idioms
The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love
- Informal
A constant problem or responsibility that is hard to get rid of
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
To avoid saying something directly by talking a long time before answering
- Archaic
To talk or act in a long, roundabout way to avoid the main point
- Informal
Behaving as if you are the most important person and others do not matter
- Informal
Talk in a relaxed, joking way and make stories bigger to be funny
Compounds
- Specialized
Stopping an approach or attempt to try again, for example when a plane pulls up instead of landing
- Baby Talk
A children's game where players hold hands, walk in a circle, and fall down while singing
- NSFW
Money given during elections to get people to vote for a candidate or pay small local costs
- Baby Talk
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 Continuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Around comes from a- 'on' and round 'circle', so think of time as a circle that goes all the way round. That's why around can mean 'throughout' or at every part of a period.