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I . around [əˈraʊnd] PREP Am, Aus

II . around [əˈraʊnd] ADV

1. around (round about):

around
all around
for 50 m around
for miles around

all-around ADJ Am

all-around → all-round

See also all-round

chum around <-mm->, chum up <-mm-> VB intr Brit inf

I . get around VB trans insep (avoid)

II . get around VB intr

1. get around (spread):

get around

2. get around (travel):

get around

go around VB intr

1. go around (move around):

go around

2. go around (move in a curve):

go around

4. go around (rotate):

go around

5. go around (be in circulation):

go around

hand around VB trans

have around VB trans always sep

have around gadget:

have around
have around

hedge about VB trans, hedge around VB trans

1. hedge about (surround with a hedge):

horse about VB intr, horse around VB intr

kick around

kick around PHRVB kick about

See also kick about

I . kick about VB intr inf

knock around VB intr, trans

knock around PHRVB knock about

See also knock about

look around VB trans

look around PHRVB look round

See also look round

I . look round VB intr

1. look round (look behind oneself):

2. look round (look in all directions):

3. look round (search):

II . look round VB trans (inspect)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Eggs hatch in early spring and the galls quickly form around the developing insects.
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During continuous contact printing, the raw stock and the negative are placed next to one another around the sprocket wheel of the printer.
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No environmental causes were found after repeat testing around the school and surrounding areas of town.
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The engagement fell through, with the songstresses breaking up with the loyal singer-manager when success for them seemed just around the corner.
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This explains why the white walls stand out from the cornerstones instead of the other way around.
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The whirr of the engine, the shove in the backside and the little roadster that seems to pivot around you is replaced by a grunting, belching, feedback-free driving experience.
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Around 10,000 junior artistes participated in the holy dip.
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This time around, the omens were at once brimful of foreboding and anticipation.
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He was prolific research publisher, he described around 1700 new species in the course of his career.
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Social life revolves largely around an extended family of parents, children and blood relations, as well as godparents.
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