With so many people around he naturally became a bit nervous.
Source: tatoeba (1554)
Around
//əˈɹaʊnd//
Synonyms for "around" (135 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (27)
Preposition(1 words)
Adverb(2 words)
Adverb(2 words)
Strong matches (41)
Related words (67)
in a circlein a spinin a whirlin all directionsin circlesin every quarterin front ofin reversein spitting distancein the neighborhoodin the neighborhood ofin the vicinityjust aboutjust around the cornerlivingmarchnearnear at handnear enough tonear upon
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nearaboutnearaboutsnearbynearlyneighbourhoodnighnigh aboutnot faron all sideson every sideonly a stepoverpassing bypassing throughrandomrandomlyroughlyroundround aboutround and roundsomewhere aboutstand bysurroundingtailgatethereaboutthereaboutsthroughthroughoutupwards ofviawiddershinswithin callwithin earshotwithin hearingwithin reach
Preposition(1 words)
Adverb(4 words)
Adverb(6 words)
Particle(1 words)
Related word relations
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Antonyms
3 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
229 entriesa lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots onalbatross around one's neckall aroundall-aroundaround Robin Hood's barnaround aboutaround and aroundaround one's earsaround the Hornaround the bendaround the clockaround the corneraround the trapsaround the wayaround the wicketaround the world
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1 entriesdistinct from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesrelated to
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Translations
242 translations across 58 languages.
Albanian
4 entries- rretherrotull prep (at various places in)
- rrethim prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- rrethinë prep (near)
- sillem (gheg) prep (following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- περί prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Arabic
4 entries- مَوْجُود adj (alive, existent, or present)
- بِالْقُرْب prep (near)
- حوالين prep (following a path)
- حول prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Armenian
2 entries- շուրջ prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- շուրջը prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Assamese
1 entries- চাৰিওফাল prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Asturian
4 entries- alredor prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- alredor de prep (following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point)
- enderredor prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- per prep (at various places in)
Belarusian
3 entries- вако́л prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- навако́л prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- наво́кал prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Bulgarian
3 entries- наоколо adv (so as to surround or be near)
- о́коло prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- о́коло prep (near)
Catalan
4 entries- al voltant de prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- arreu de prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- passant prep (following a path)
- per prep (at various places in)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 活着 adj (alive, existent, or present)
- 围着 prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- 圍 /围 prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- 圍繞 /围绕 prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Czech
2 entries- kolem prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- okolo prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Dutch
4 entries- langs prep (following a path)
- om prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- om prep (following a path)
- omheen prep (following a path)
Esperanto
1 entries- ĉirkaŭ prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Estonian
2 entries- ümber prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- ümbruses prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Finnish
4 entries- hengissä adj (alive, existent, or present)
- mestoilla adj (alive, existent, or present)
- olemassa adj (alive, existent, or present)
- paikalla adj (alive, existent, or present)
French
4 entries- autour de prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- autour de prep (following a path)
- autour de prep (near)
- dans prep (at various places in)
Galician
3 entries- ao redor prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- arredor prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- derredor prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Georgian
2 entries- გარშემო prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- ირგვლივ prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
German
4 entries- es gibt X noch adj (alive, existent, or present)
- herum adv (so as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof)
- herum adv (so as to surround or be near)
- herum adv (from place to place)
Greek
1 entries- περί prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- otou prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Hebrew
1 entries- סָבִיב prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Hindi
1 entries- ... के आस-पास prep (near)
Hungarian
1 entries- körül prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Icelandic
1 entries- um prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Ingrian
1 entries- äärees prep (near)
Irish
4 entries- thart adv (from place to place)
- timpeall adv (so as to surround or be near)
- timpeall adv (from place to place)
- timpeall adv (so as to partially or completely rotate)
Italian
4 entries- attorno prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- in giro per prep (at various places in)
- intorno prep (following a path)
- intorno a prep (near)
Japanese
1 entries- …のまわり prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Khiamniungan Naga
2 entries- tám prep (near)
- ēmkō prep (near)
Korean
1 entries- 주위에 prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Latin
3 entries- circa prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- circum prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- inter prep (at various places in)
Latvian
2 entries- ap prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- apkārt prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Livonian
2 entries- immar prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- immõr prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Lower Sorbian
4 entries- wokoło adv (so as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof)
- wokoło adv (so as to surround or be near)
- wokoło adv (so as to partially or completely rotate)
- wokoło prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Macedonian
4 entries- близу prep (near)
- наоколу prep (at various places in)
- околу prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- околу prep (following a path)
Mòcheno
1 entries- um prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Māori
1 entries- āwhio adv (so as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof)
Occitan
2 entries- a l'entorn prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- entorn prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Old English
1 entries- ymbe prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Persian
1 entries- دور prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Polish
1 entries- około prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Portuguese
4 entries- ao redor de prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- ao redor de prep (following a path)
- em torno de prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- em torno de prep (near)
Romanian
3 entries- aproape de prep (near)
- împrejurul prep (following a path)
- în jurul prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Russian
4 entries- вокру́г adv (so as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof)
- вокру́г adv (so as to surround or be near)
- вокру́г adv (so as to partially or completely rotate)
- кру́гом adv (so as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof)
Sanskrit
1 entries- परि prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Sardinian
1 entries- intundu prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Scots
3 entries- roond adj (alive, existent, or present)
- aroond prep (near)
- roond prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- mu chuairt prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- mu chuairt prep (following a path)
- mu chuairt prep (near)
- mu chuairt prep (at various places in)
Slovak
4 entries- okolo adv (from place to place)
- po adv (from place to place)
- naokolo prep (near)
- okolo prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Spanish
4 entries- por acá adv (from place to place)
- por allí adv (from place to place)
- a aqueso de prep (near)
- a eso de prep (near)
Swedish
4 entries- kring prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- kring prep (following a path)
- omkring prep (near)
- runt prep (following a path)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- nabaut prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Turkish
1 entries- etrafında prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Ukrainian
4 entries- бі́ля prep (near)
- навко́ло prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
- навко́ло prep (following a path)
- поблизу́ prep (near)
Uzbek
1 entries- atrof prep (forming a circle or closed curve containing)
Volapük
1 entries- za adv (nearly, about)
Walloon
3 entries- aviè prep (near)
- diviè prep (near)
- viè prep (near)
Sample sentences
54 total sentences available.
This will be a good souvenir of my trip around the United States.
Source: tatoeba (1586)
Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them.
Source: tatoeba (1965)
The world doesn't revolve around you.
Source: tatoeba (2101)
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