around
/əˈraʊnd/
surrounding
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- 1.
On every side of something, forming a circle or enclosing it.
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The cat is sleeping around the house.
The cat is sleeping around the house.
We walked around the park and saw many flowers.
We walked around the park and saw many flowers.
Please arrange the books around the shelf.
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“The next step to getting to Mars is to go learn how to work around the moon, get to deep space, get away from Earth, learn how to work on another celestial body.”
Artemis 2 astronauts interview by Stephen Colbert #artemislaunchOpen full shadowing →“you turning around on the red eye?”
Catch Me if You Can (2002) - Are You My Deadhead? Scene | MovieclipsOpen full shadowing →“The archeologist came straight in to start carefully excavating around the timbers we'd found”
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How do you pronounce around?
around is pronounced [/əˈraʊnd/]. You can hear a native pronunciation on Smoveth.
What does around mean?
around means "surrounding". See the meanings and examples higher up on the page for the full picture.
How difficult is around?
around is a Elementary-level word.
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Example: "The cat is sleeping around the house." — used to mean "surrounding".
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