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around

Meaning of around

on all sides or near something

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British English/əˈraʊnd/
American English/əˈraʊnd/
Chinese pronunciation in Latin letterswéi rào
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around with Chinese translation

around usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇬🇧English

Children ran around the playground.

🇨🇳Chinese🇬🇧English

There are trees around the lake.

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around围绕
in在……里
on在……上
over在……上方
under在……下面
before在……之前
after在……之后

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between around / round / near / about / in the vicinity of / amid

🇬🇧English

British form of 'around'; often sounds more UK than US

A2Often

We sat round the table.

🇬🇧English

means close to something, not surrounding it

A2Very Often

The shop is near the station.

🇬🇧English

usually means approximately; with place, can mean around/on all sides in some contexts

A2Very Often

There were about ten people there.

I
🇬🇧English
in the vicinity of

formal phrase meaning near a place; more precise and less common than 'around'

A2Rarely

The accident happened in the vicinity of the bridge.

A
🇬🇧English
amid

means in the middle of or surrounded by things; more literary/formal than 'around'

A2Rarely

He stood amid the crowd.

🇬🇧English

means next to or together with something, not all around it

A2Often

Park the car alongside the wall.

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how to pronounce around

/əˈraʊnd/

around translation

around

around examples

Children ran around the playground.

around transcription

/əˈraʊnd/, /əˈraʊnd/

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around meaning: what does it mean?

on all sides or near something

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around is pronounced as /əˈraʊnd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

around definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Children ran around the playground. Translation: Дети бегали вокруг площадки.

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