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see around — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms see around : present tense I/you/we/they see around he/she/it sees around present participle seeing around past tense saw around past participle seen around 1) a) see someone around to notice someone often in… … English dictionary
hang around/round — (informal) 1 they spent their time hanging around in bars: LOITER, linger, wait around, waste time, kill time, mark time, while away the/one s time, kick/cool one s heels, twiddle one s thumbs; frequent, be a regular visitor to, haunt; … Useful english dictionary
see — see1 W1S1 [si:] v past tense saw [so: US so:] past participle seen [si:n] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(notice/examine)¦ 2¦(notice something is true)¦ 3¦(ability to see)¦ 4¦(find out information)¦ 5¦(in the future)¦ 6¦(where information is)¦ 7¦(understand)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
round — round1 [round] adj. [ME < OFr roont < L rotundus: see ROTUND] 1. shaped like a ball; spherical; globular 2. a) shaped like a circle, ring, or disk; circular b) shaped like a cylinder (in having a circular cross section); cylindrical 3 … English World dictionary
around — around, round 1. In general, BrE prefers round and AmE prefers around, both as an adverb and as a preposition, except in certain more or less fixed expressions or restricted collocations. In BrE it is usual to say all the year round, Winter comes … Modern English usage
round — around, round 1. In general, BrE prefers round and AmE prefers around, both as an adverb and as a preposition, except in certain more or less fixed expressions or restricted collocations. In BrE it is usual to say all the year round, Winter comes … Modern English usage
around — [ə round′] adv. [ME < a , on + ROUND1: all senses derive from those of “circling, within a circle”] 1. round; esp., a) in a circle; along a circular course or circumference b) in or through a course or circuit, as from one place to another c)… … English World dictionary
round — See about. See about, around, round … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
around — See about. See about, around, round … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
round the clock — See around the clock at around … Thesaurus of popular words
