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aroundon 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

around concept
💡 Concept

on all sides of; encircling

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🎤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.

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🎵Rhyme

soundfoundgroundbound
sound
found
ground
bound

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📝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!

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

aboutnearsurroundingapproximatelyroughly

Antonyms

exactlyprecisely

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roundcirclesurroundnearbyvicinity