around

Meanings

• preposition, adverb

  Used to indicate a location that is near but not exactly at a point or position; surrounding

  - "The library is around the corner."
  - "He walked around the block a few times."
  - "The table is around thirty inches long."

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈɹaʊnd/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=709449"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with around
sound , round , bound

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Homophones

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1. Around (English) : Used as a preposition, adverb, or noun to indicate a location that is near but not exactly at a point or position; surrounding
   

2. Around (Scottish Gaelic) : Around, about
   

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Variants

List of all variants of around that leads to same result
around , been around , around-the-clock , around about , all around , all round , all-around , all-round , bring around , bringing around , brings around , brought around , cast around , casting around , casts around , came around , come around , comes around , coming around , dick around , dicked around , dicking around , dicks around

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Forms

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around the corner, around the block, around the world

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Etymology

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Old English 'anweoran' from 'an' meaning 'on' and 'weoran' meaning 'to turn'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'around' is used approximately 1,500 times in the Bible.

2. The term 'around the world' was first used in English in the late 1500s.

3. The phrase 'around the block' is believed to have originated in the United States in the late 1800s and was used to describe a short walk.

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Related Concepts

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1. Nearness: The state or quality of being near or close to something.

2. Circumference: The distance around the edge of a circular object.

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Culture

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In literature, 'around' has been used to describe the idea of traveling and exploration, as in Jules Verne's 'Around the World in Eighty Days'. It has also been used metaphorically to describe emotional states, as in the phrase 'going around in circles' to describe being stuck or feeling unproductive.

How to Memorize "around"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a circle or a map with different locations around it.
   - Visualize the word 'around' as a circle with the letter 'A' in the center and the letters 'O', 'U', 'N', and 'D' arranged around it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'around' with the idea of a circle or a loop.
   - Think of the phrase 'going around in circles' to remember the meaning of 'around'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'Around' to remember the meaning: 'A' for 'around', 'R' for 'revolving', 'O' for 'orbiting', 'UND' for 'universe' or 'under'.

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