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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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He was prolific research publisher, he described around 1700 new species in the course of his career.
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No private jet to whizz around the world and watch every race in person?
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My parents, who are still waiting for me to quit fooling around with computers, go to med school, and become a radiologist?
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After the noose had been secured around each victim's neck and the hangman had retired to a safe distance, the trapdoor was released.
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Several layers of brick in the facade create strong, square inset designs around the lancet windows of the clerestory.
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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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All of these works center around ideas regarding socio-political organization and value-system experiments in both utopias and dystopias.
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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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This time around, the omens were at once brimful of foreboding and anticipation.
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Inside the fort were wooden barracks two stories high, built around the parade ground.
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