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1 around
adv. runt omkring; i närheten--------prep. runt; omkring* * *1. preposition, adverb1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) runt [], överallt2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) här och där, runt2. preposition(near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) runt, omkring3. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) runt, om2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) i närheten -
2 around here
här i närheten -
3 around midnight
runt midnatt -
4 around-the-clock
dygnet runt -
5 get around
1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got around that she was leaving her job.) komma ut, sprida sig2) ((of people) to be active or involved in many activities: He really gets around, doesn't he!) vara ute och röra på sig, vara ute och träffa folk, vara aktiv -
6 hang about/around
1) (to stand around, doing nothing: I don't like to see all these youths hanging about (street-corners).) stå och hänga2) (to be close to (a person) frequently: I don't want you hanging around my daughter.) umgås med -
7 go around
gå runt, cirkulera* * *((of stories, rumours etc) to be passed from one person to another: There's a rumour going around that you are leaving.) gå [] -
8 go around with
(to be friendly with: I don't like the group of friends you're going around with.) umgås med -
9 kick about/around
(to treat badly or bully: The bigger boys are always kicking him around.) köra med, mobba -
10 knock about/around
1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) misshandla2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) driva omkring, slå dank3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) hänga ihop med -
11 moon about/around
(to wander around as if dazed, eg because one is in love.) gå omkring och tråna (drömma) -
12 muck about/around
1) (to do things without any definite plan.) larva (drälla) omkring2) (to fool around.) tjafsa (leka) med -
13 push around
(to treat roughly: He pushes his younger brother around.) hunsa, köra med -
14 get around to
see get round to. -
15 lark about/around
(to play about in a rough and usually noisy manner.) skoja, bråka -
16 mess about/around
1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) bråka, larva sig2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) stöka, pillra med3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) kladda (tafsa) på4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) trassla till -
17 poke about/around
(to look or search for something among other things.) gå och rota (snoka) -
18 shop around
(to compare prices, quality of goods etc at several shops before buying anything.) se sig omkring innan man handlar -
19 all around
runt omkring; överallt; åt alla håll; i närheten; helt och hållet, totalt; från alla håll -
20 all around observation
observation åt alla håll (strategisk ställning som kontrollerar hela området)
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around — around, round 1. In general, BrE prefers round and AmE prefers around, both as an adverb and as a preposition, except in certain more or less fixed expressions or restricted collocations. In BrE it is usual to say all the year round, Winter comes … Modern English usage
around — [ə round′] adv. [ME < a , on + ROUND1: all senses derive from those of “circling, within a circle”] 1. round; esp., a) in a circle; along a circular course or circumference b) in or through a course or circuit, as from one place to another c)… … English World dictionary
Around — A*round , prep. 1. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about. [1913 Webster] A lambent flame arose, which gently spread Around his brows. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. From one part to another of; at random… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Around — A*round , adv. [Pref. a + round.] 1. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round. [1913 Webster] 2. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town. [1913 Webster] 3. Near; in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
around — (adv.) c.1300, in circumference, from phrase on round. Rare before 1600. In sense of here and there with no fixed direction it is 1776, American English (properly about). Of time, from 1888. To have been around gained worldly experience is from… … Etymology dictionary
around — [adv1] situated on sides, circumference, or in general area about, all over, any which way, encompassing, everywhere, in the vicinity, in this area, neighboring, over, throughout; concept 581 around [adv2] close to a place about, almost,… … New thesaurus
around — ► ADVERB 1) located or situated on every side. 2) so as to face in the opposite direction. 3) in or to many places throughout a locality. 4) here and there. 5) available or present. 6) approximately. ► PREPOSITION … English terms dictionary
around — [[t]əra͟ʊnd[/t]] ♦ (Around is an adverb and a preposition. In British English, the word round is often used instead. Around is often used with verbs of movement, such as walk and drive , and also in phrasal verbs such as get around and hand… … English dictionary
around — a|round W1S1 [əˈraund] adv, prep 1.) surrounding or on all sides of something or someone British Equivalent: round ▪ The whole family was sitting around the dinner table. ▪ The Romans built a defensive wall around the city. ▪ She wore a beautiful … Dictionary of contemporary English
around — a|round [ ə raund ] function word *** Around can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): We walked around the old town. as an adverb (without a following noun): She turned around and smiled at me. (after the verb to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
