around — on all sides of; encircling
Part of speech: PREPOSITION
Definition: on all sides of; encircling
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈraʊnd/
Korean meaning: ~주변에, ~둘레에
Korean pronunciation: 어**라**운드
Example Sentences
- My cat likes to sleep around my laptop when I'm working.
- There are around 50 students in our class.
- He walked around the building three times looking for the entrance.
around
PREPOSITION//əˈraʊnd//
on all sides of; encircling
💡 Concept
The kids ran around the giant oak tree, laughing and chasing each other.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/əˈraʊnd/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈraʊnd/
🌳Etymology
Prefixa--
Rootround
Origin
중세 영어 'on round'에서 발전된 단어로, 'round(둥근)'라는 개념에서 '주변을 둘러싸다'는 의미가 생겨났습니다.
🎵Rhyme
soundfoundgroundbound
sound
found
ground
bound
🔗Collocations
look around
around the clock
turn around
around here
hang around
around the world
mess around
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat likes to sleep around my laptop when I'm working.”
“There are around 50 students in our class.”
“He walked around the building three times looking for the entrance.”
😄 Fun example
“Stop fooling around and do your homework!”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
aboutnearsurroundingapproximatelyroughly
Antonyms
exactlyprecisely
Related
roundcirclesurroundnearbyvicinity
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