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a·round
 around
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- pronunciation:
raUnd
- parts of speech:
- adverb, preposition
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adverb |
| definition 1: |
When something goes in a kind of circle or part of a circle, it goes around.
Some of the rides at the fair just go around and around.To turn the water off, turn the handle completely around.We can't get through the short way, so we have to go around.- similar words:
- round
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If you look around, you look in all directions. If you put something all around, you put it on all sides of you.
Alan looked around in the gym, but he didn't see Sam anywhere.My grandmother's room has pictures all around.- similar words:
- round
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| definition 3: |
When someone is around, it means they stay near. They don't go away anywhere.
My dad stayed around while I climbed the tree.My mom works, but she is always around on the weekends.- similar words:
- near
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| definition 4: |
When someone turns around, they move so that they face in the opposite direction from before. If you turn a thing around, you move it toward the opposite direction.
Dwayne wasn't looking at the teacher. He had turned around to talk to his friend behind him.When Cody realized the book was upside down, he turned it around. |
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When someone comes to your house and you show them around, you take them through the different parts of your house.
I had never been to my uncle's farm before, so my cousin showed me around. |
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preposition |
| definition 1: |
When something is on all sides of something, it is around it.
There are trees around the house. |
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If someone tells you to stay around the playground, they want you to stay on or near the playground. They don't want you to go anywhere else.
Dylan's mom told him he could play outside, but he has to stay around the house.- similar words:
- near
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| definition 3: |
When you ride your bicycle around the neighborhood, you ride your bicycle in different parts of the neighborhood. You move from place to place.
Taxis drive around the city all day. |
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When a string is around your finger, it means that the string is making a kind of circle around your finger.
Our dog got so fat that his collar wouldn't fit around his neck anymore.
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When you walk around the lake, you start walking from one spot near the lake and keep walking until you get back to the same spot.
The dog ran around the pool many times but didn't jump in.
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If your dad will be home around dinner time, it means that he will be home near dinner time. He might be a little bit late or a little bit early. If you have around fifty cents in your pocket, you might have a little more or less than that, but the amount is near fifty cents.
We're practicing now, but we're going to start playing around two o'clock.I have around four pairs of shoes, including my boots. |
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