to move around
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1.3
- phrasal verb
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rodear
- To avoid the obstacles, she learned to move around quickly while navigating through the busy street.
And the stars in them are moving around with because of the force of gravity.
- And the stars in them are moving around with because of the force of gravity.
Examples
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I moved some things around.
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And if you do, you can move your device around and look around inside the world.
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All we got to do is move the ball around.
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Players on both sides tried to find open looks by moving the ball around, but neither defense let up anything.
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And you would be able to move your hand around the virtual object.
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We're always moving things around, getting organized.
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It's just a mountain of dirt, and you just need big tools to move it around.
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You are brave to shift and move things around to your liking.
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This pad's a bit of a pain because I can't move the board around very easily.
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We had to constantly monitor the Visquine and move the tires around.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To move past something or someone
165
1.2
Go past someone or something without stopping
133
1.0
To move past someone or something
100
3.3
Move across something like a river or mountain
53
1.8
Move from one side to the other, for example across a road or river
49
2.1
Move from place to place within an area
46
1.1
To go on foot around the edge of something instead of through it
26
3.3
To move across a place, often above the ground
21
2.3
Move in a round path around someone or something
16
1.0
Move by someone or something without stopping
14
3.2
Move past someone to go in front
Move around something or someone in a circle
Antonyms
How Indirect
45
7.7
119
4.7
16
4.4
- Specialized
49
5.1
19
1.3
16
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'pass to the other side of an object by changing direction' is directly built from 'move' (change position) + 'around' (to go on the other side/around something). This verb + particle motion pattern is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Move around comes from the simple picture of someone going past an obstacle, turning to go around it while they move. That's why it means 'to pass to the other side of an object by changing direction'.