around
English
/əˈɹaʊnd/, /əˈɹæwnd/
prep
Definitions
- Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.
- (of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding.
- Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
- Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
- Near; in the vicinity of.
- At or to various places within.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English around, arounde inherited from Old English a- (at, on) inherited from Middle English round (circle, round) prefix from English round (complete, entire, forming a circle cycle).
Origin
English
round
Gloss
complete, entire, forming a circle cycle
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Roundhead English
- all-around English
- all-round English
- aroundness English
- counterround English
- cutround English
- enround English
- howlround English
- kick English
- kickaround English
- look English
- lookaround English
- midround English
- multiround English
- negative lookaround English
- newsround English
- nonround English
- obround English
- overround English
- positive lookaround English
- postround English
- preround English
- round English
- round table English
- round trip English
- round-like English
- roundabout English
- roundarm English
- roundback English
- roundball English
- rounden English
- rounder English
- rounders English
- roundeth English
- roundeye English
- roundfish English
- roundhand English
- roundhead English
- roundheaded English
- roundheels English
- roundhouse English
- roundish English
- roundleaf English
- roundly English
- roundman English
- roundness English
- roundpole English
- roundshield English
- roundside English
- roundsperson English
- roundstone English
- roundwood English
- roundworm English
- shoot English
- shootaround English
- skate English
- skate-around English
- there English
- therearound English
- turnround English
- umbe English
- unround English
- walk English
- walkaround English
- wherearound English
- work English
- workaround English
- wrap English
- wraparound English
- wrapround English
- round Italian
- round French
- раунд Russian
- round Spanish, Castilian
- round Portuguese
- *umbi Proto-Germanic
- *uz- Proto-Germanic
- ラウンド Japanese
- a- Old English
- ymbe Old English
- agast Middle English
- around, arounde Middle English
- round Middle English
- umbe Middle English
- ront Old French
- raun Indonesian
- raundi Swahili
- raunim Tok Pisin
- arent Yola
- umbe
- kick
- walk
- work
- wrap
- look
- there
- round
- shoot
- skate
- rounden
- obround
- rounder
- enround
- roundly
- unround
- roundeye
- roundman
- nonround
- roundarm
- preround
- midround
- rounders
- roundeth
- roundish
- cutround
- roundhead
- Roundhead
- turnround
- roundleaf
- roundness
- newsround
- roundball
- roundhand
- all-round
- howlround
- roundwood
- roundside
- roundback
- wrapround
- postround
- roundfish
- roundworm
- roundpole
- overround
- round-like
- roundhouse
- lookaround
- walkaround
- roundabout
- roundheels
- roundstone
- kickaround
- all-around
- wraparound
- aroundness
- round trip
- workaround
- multiround
- wherearound
- shootaround
- round table
- therearound
- roundheaded
- roundshield
- skate-around
- counterround
- roundsperson
- positive lookaround
- negative lookaround