around

around
adv. rondom; in de omgeving
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prep. om, rond; ongeveer
around1
[ əraund] 〈bijwoord〉
1 rond 〈ook figuurlijk〉 ⇒ in de vorm/richting van een cirkel
2 in het rond ⇒ aan alle kanten, verspreid
3 〈nabijheid〉in de buurt ⇒ 〈bij uitbreiding〉 überhaupt, bestaand
4 〈benadering〉ongeveer ⇒ omtrent, omstreeks
♦voorbeelden:
1   the other way around • andersom
     a way around • een omweg
     the year around • het jaar rond
     bring around • tot een andere mening brengen, overreden
     his turn came around • het was zijn beurt
     people gathered around to see • mensen verzamelden zich om te kijken
     it measures five metres around • het heeft een omtrek van vijf meter
     pass it around • geef het rond/door
     turn around • (zich) omdraaien
2   news gets around fast • nieuws verspreidt zich snel
     grope around • om zich heen tasten
     look around for • uitkijken naar/voor
     scattered around • her en der verspreid
3   the strongest metal around • het sterkste metaal dat er bestaat
     for miles around • kilometers in de omtrek
     I'll be around • ik zal daar (ergens) zijn
     stay around • blijf in de buurt
4   around six • omstreeks zes uur
     he's around sixty • hij is rond de zestig
     around fifty people • om en nabij de vijftig mensen
→ be aroundbe around/, go aroundgo around/ etc.
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around2
〈voorzetsel〉
1 〈cirkel〉rond ⇒ rondom, om … heen
2 〈nabijheid〉in het rond ⇒ rondom, om … heen
3 〈in alle richtingen〉door ⇒ rond, her en der in
♦voorbeelden:
1   come around the bend • de bocht om komen
     around the corner • om de hoek
     he ran around the green • hij liep rond het plantsoen
     a chain around his neck • een ketting om zijn hals
     〈figuurlijk〉 planned around a theme • rond een thema opgezet
2   the houses around the church • de huizen bij de kerk
     the dog hung around the door • de hond bleef bij de deur rondhangen
     only those around him • alleen zijn naaste medewerkers
3   he paced around the house • hij liep heen en weer door het huis
     all around the land • door het hele land

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