English-Thai Dictionary

around

ADJ ที่ มีชีวิต อยู่  หลาย แห่ง  ti-mee-chi-wid-yu

 

around

ADV รอบๆ  โดยรอบ  surrounding round on all sides rob rob

 

around

ADV โดยประมา ณ  ราว  ราวๆ  nearly approximately doi-pra-man

 

around

ADV ใกล้ๆ  ไม่ ไกล นัก  nearby colse to klai klai

 

around

ADV ไป ยัง  pai-yang

 

around

PREP ประมา ณ  ราว  ราวๆ  pra-man

 

around

PREP รอบๆ  โดยรอบ  rob rob

 

around-the-clock

ADJ ทั้งวันทั้งคืน  round-the-clock thang-wan-thang-khuen

 

around-the-clock

ADV ทั้งวันทั้งคืน  round-the-clock thang-wan-thang-khuen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AROUND

prep. [a and round. See Round. ] 1. About; on all sides; encircling; encompassing; as, a lambent flame around his brows.
2. In a looser sense, from place to place; at random.

 

AROUND

adv. 1. In a circle; on every side.
2. In a looser sense, at random; without any fixed direction; as, to travel around from town to town. [See Round. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AROUND

A *round ", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + round. ]

 

1. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.

 

2. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town.

 

3. Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place. [Colloq. U. S.]

 

Note: See Round, the shorter form, adv. & prep. , which, in some of the meanings, is more commonly used.

 

AROUND

AROUND A *round ", prep.

 

1. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about. A lambent flame arose, which gently spread Around his brows. Dryden.

 

2. From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner. [Colloq. U. S.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

around

a round |əˈround əˈraʊnd | ▶adverb 1 (Brit. also round ) located or situated on every side: the mountains towering all around | a building visible for miles around. • so as to surround someone or something: everyone crowded around | a pool with banks all the way around. • so as to give support and companionship: if one girl is distraught, the others will rally around. • with circular motion: the boats were spun around by waterspouts. • so as to cover or take in the whole area surrounding a particular center: she paused to glance around admiringly at the decor. • so as to reach everyone in a particular group or area: he passed a newspaper clipping around. 2 (Brit. also round ) so as to rotate and face in the opposite direction: Jack seized her by the shoulders and turned her around | figurative : having him in my corner has turned my career around. • so as to lead in another direction: it was the last house before the road curved around. • used in describing the position of something, typically with regard to the direction in which it is facing or its relation to other items: the picture shows the pieces the wrong way around. • used to describe a situation in terms of the relation between people, actions, or events: it was he who was attacking her, not the other way around. 3 (Brit. also round ) so as to reach a new place or position, typically by moving from one side of something to the other: he made his way around to the back of the building | they went the long way around by the main road. • in or to many places throughout a locality: his only ambition is to drive around in a sports car | word got around that he was on the verge of retirement. • used to convey an ability to navigate or orient oneself: I like pupils to find their own way around . • informal used to convey the idea of visiting someone else: why don't you come around to my office? • randomly or unsystematically; here and there: John tried to focus on her but she kept moving around | one of them was glancing nervously around. 4 (Brit. also round ) in existence, in the vicinity, or in active use: there was no one around | by being around I threaten her happiness | barley has been around for a long time. • near at hand: he would want to have her around as much as possible. 5 approximately; about: software costs would be around $1,500 | [ as prep. ] : I returned to my hotel around 3 a.m. ▶preposition (Brit. also round ) 1 on every side of: the palazzo is built around a courtyard | the hills around the city. • (of something abstract ) having (the thing mentioned ) as a focal point: our entire culture is built around those loyalties | you can organize your essay around an existing critical controversy. 2 in or to many places throughout (a community or locality ): cycling around the village | a number of large depots around the country. • on the other side of (a corner or obstacle ): Steven parked the car around the corner. • so as to hit (something ) in passing: if he didn't shut up, he might get a slap around the ear. 3 so as to encircle or embrace (someone or something ): he put his arm around her | warming her hands around a cup of coffee | the polar vortex around Antarctica. • (of a person's arm or arms ) partially encircling (another person ) as part of a gesture of affection: Mike put an arm around Mary and kissed her. • following an approximately circular route: he walked around the airfield | it can drill around corners | the contour followed around a curve to the north. • so as to cover or take in the whole area of (a place ): she went around the house and saw that all the windows were barred. PHRASES around the bend see bend 1. have been around informal have a lot of varied experience and understanding of the world. ORIGIN Middle English: from a- 2 ‘in, on ’ + round . usage: Are around and round (as preposition and adverbial particle ) interchangeable? In US English, the normal form in most contexts is around; round is generally regarded as informal or nonstandard and is standard only in certain fixed expressions, as in the park is open year round and they went round and round in circles.

 

Oxford Dictionary

around

around |əˈraʊnd | ▶adverb 1 located or situated on every side: the mountains towering all around. 2 so as to face in the opposite direction: Guy seized her by the shoulders and turned her around. 3 in or to many places throughout a locality: word got around that he was on the verge of retirement. 4 aimlessly or unsystematically; here and there: one of them was glancing nervously around. 5 present, living, in the vicinity, or in active use: there was no one around | maize has been around for a long time. 6 (used with a number or quantity ) approximately: software costs would be around £1,500 | I returned to my hotel around 3 a.m. ▶preposition 1 on every side of: the palazzo is built around a courtyard | the hills around the city. • (of something abstract ) having (the thing mentioned ) as a focal point: our entire culture is built around those loyalties. 2 in or to many places throughout (a community or locality ): cycling around the village | a number of large depots around the country. 3 following an approximately circular route: he walked around the airfield | it can drill around corners. 4 so as to encircle or embrace (someone or something ): he put his arm around her. PHRASES have been around informal have a lot of varied experience and understanding of the world. ORIGIN Middle English: from a- 2 ‘in, on ’ + round . usage: On the difference in use between round and around, see usage at round .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

around

around adverb 1 there were houses scattered around: on every side, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place ), everywhere; about, here and there. 2 he turned around: in the opposite direction, to face the other way, backward, to the rear. 3 there was no one around: nearby, near, about, close by, close, close at hand, at hand, in the vicinity, at close range. ▶preposition 1 the palazzo is built around a courtyard: on all sides of, about, encircling, surrounding, enclosing. 2 they drove around town: about, all over, in /to all parts of. 3 around three miles: approximately, about, around /round about, circa, roughly, something like, more or less, in the region of, in the neighborhood of, give or take (a few ); nearly, close to, approaching; getting on for; informal in the ballpark of. PHRASES around the clock 1 we're working around the clock: day and night, night and day, round the clock, all the time, [morning, noon, and night ], continuously, nonstop, steadily, unremittingly; informal 24 -7. 2 around-the-clock supervision: continuous, round-the-clock, constant, nonstop, continual, uninterrupted.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

around

around adverb 1 there were houses scattered around: on every side, on all sides, in all directions, throughout, all over, all over the place, everywhere, about, here and there. 2 he turned around to face her: in the opposite direction, in the reverse direction, to face the other way, backwards, to the rear. 3 there was no one around: nearby, near, about, close by, close, at hand, close at hand, in the vicinity, in the neighbourhood, on the doorstep, (just ) round the corner, within (easy ) reach, at close range, hard by; accessible, handy, convenient. ▶preposition 1 the palazzo is built around a courtyard: on every side of, on all sides of, about, circling, encircling, surrounding, encompassing, framing. 2 they drove around town: all over, about, here and there in, everywhere in, in /to all parts of. 3 around three miles: approximately, about, round about, roughly, in the region of, something like, in the area of, in the neighbourhood of, of the order of, or so, or thereabouts, there or thereabouts, more or less, give or take a few, plus or minus a few; nearly, close to, as near as dammit, not far off, approaching; Brit. getting on for; S. African plus-minus; Latin circa; N. Amer. informal in the ballpark of. WORD LINKS around amphi- related prefix, as in amphitheatre Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

around

a round /əráʊnd /〖原義は 「円の中で 」「円を描くように 」; 〗↓副詞 4 コーパスの窓 aroundとround aroundは ｟英 ｠では ｟かたく ｠響くものの, ｟米 ｠と較べて2分の1程度の頻度で用いられるほど浸透してきている. 特に円周運動を意識する場合は, roundと同じ程度に使われるようになりつつある. roundの 形容詞 名詞 動詞 は ｟米 ｠でも普通に用いられる .前置詞 ｟主に米 ｠1 〖周辺 〗〈場所 〉のあちこちに [で, を ], いたる所に ; … をあらゆる方向に ; …を (特に目的もなく )ぶらぶらと 〈移動する 〉, … でだらだらと 〈過ごす 〉(｟主に英 ｠round, about )(↓副詞 1 , 2 )▸ look around the room for John ジョンはいないかと部屋の中を見回す ▸ run around the school yard 校庭を走り回る ▸ walk around Moscow arm in arm モスクワの町を腕を組んでぶらぶらと歩く ▸ sit around campus 校内で何もせずだらだらと時間を過ごす 2 〖周囲 〗〈物 人 〉を (全部 部分的に )囲んで , 囲むように, … のまわりに ; … のまわりを覆うように ;〖数値の後で 〗〈腰 胸 物など 〉の周囲が … の寸法で (｟英 ｠round ) (!｟コーパス ｠この用法では今はaboutより普通; ↓副詞 3 ) ▸ sit around a table テーブルを囲んで座る ▸ Jim put his arm around her shoulders .ジムは腕を彼女の肩に回した (!しばしば愛情表現のしぐさとして ) ▸ She is 24 inches around the waist .彼女はウエスト24インチ (≒61cm )だ (!｟コーパス ｠She has a 24 -inch waist. の方が普通 ) 3 〖移動 〗…のまわり [周囲 ]を回って ; … を回転軸 [中心 ]として (｟英 ｠round )(↓副詞 4 )▸ The earth goes around the sun .地球は太陽のまわりを回っている ▸ travel around the world 世界一周旅行をする (!円周運動を意識するので ╳travel about the worldとしない ) 4 〖回避 〗(通り抜けるのではなく )…をよけるようにして , ぐるっと回って , …の反対側に , 向こう側に [へ, から ], 〈曲がり角など 〉を曲がって, 曲がったところに [から ]; ｟比喩的に ｠〈事 人 〉を避けて, 〈事 〉を解決して (｟英 ｠round )(↓副詞 5 )▸ We went around the town, not through it .我々はその町を通り抜けるのではなく迂回 （うかい ）した ▸ I reached around the desk and plugged in the lamp .机の向こうに手を回して電灯のコンセントをさした ▸ Lisa disappeared [came (from ), appeared (from )] around the corner .リサは曲がり角の向こうへ消えた [から現れた ] (!出現を明示するときはfromを伴うことがある ) ▸ There is no way around it .それを避ける方法はない 5 〖近辺 〗(場所 時間的に )…のあたりに , 近くに (｟主に英 ｠round, about )(↓副詞 12a )▸ Things have changed around here .このあたりも変わったもんだ ▸ Jennifer got home around [｟主に話 ｠around about, ｟主に英話 ｠ round about ] 6 o'clock .ジェニファーは6時ごろ家に着いた (!｟コーパス ｠(1 )｟まれ ｠にaroundの代わりにat aroundとなることがある. (2 )通例 ╳around at 6 o'clockや ╳at 6 o'clock aroundとしない ) ▸ public transportation in and around Chicago シカゴやその周辺の公共交通機関 ▸ It's somewhere around $1.10 a pack .1箱あたり1ドル10セントかそこらだ 6 〖連携 〗〈集団など 〉の間で [を ]次々と (｟英 ｠round )(↓副詞 9 )▸ pass a note around the class クラスの皆にメモを回す 7 〖親密 〗〖名詞 の後で 〗〈特定の人 〉と接触のある, 個人的に親しい (!特に友人 同僚 親戚関係などをさす ) ▸ You won't be alone anymore. You'll have people around you .君はもうこれから一人ぼっちじゃない . 仲間もできるさ ▸ the Prime Minister and those around him 総理大臣とその側近 (→those 代名詞 2b )8 〖基準 〗〈考え 信念 必要性など 〉にしたがって 〈構築されて 〉, 基づいて (｟英 ｠round )▸ A lot of video games are built around strong narrative .テレビゲームには強い物語性に基づいて作られているものが多い 9 ｟非標準 ｠〖訪問 〗〈家など 〉を訪問して ; … を連続して [よく ]訪問して (｟主に英 ｠round )(↓副詞 11 )▸ go around my parents' house 両親を訪れる 10 〖話題 〗〈話題など 〉に焦点をあてて, … を中心に (｟英 ｠round )▸ center [revolve ] around A 〈話 議論などが 〉Aに集中する 副詞 比較なし 【主に句動詞で 】1 ｟主に米 ｠a. あちこちに [で, を ]; (特定の場所の中で )いたる所に ; いろいろな方向に (｟主に英 ｠round, about ) (!比較的自由に種々の 動詞 と用いる; ↑前置詞 1 ) ▸ Emily looked around anxiously and sighed .エミリは心配そうにあたりを見回してため息をついた ▸ Come on, I'll show you around .さあ, ご案内しましょう ▸ Babies like to move around .赤ん坊はあちこち動き回るのが好きだ (!移動を表す 動詞 と共にしばしば明確な目的がないことを暗示; ↓2 ) b. (中心 指示点から )あらゆる方向へ ;〖数値の後で 〗半径 …の範囲内に, … 四方に (｟英 ｠round )▸ The roar of a lion is heard for miles around .ライオンのほえる声は周囲数マイルの範囲で聞こえる 2 ｟主に米 ｠(特に )何もせずに , 目的もなく, ぼけっと ;｟ くだけて ｠ (ばかなことをして )時間をむだにして (｟主に英 ｠round, about ) (!(1 )前半の用法では特にsit, stand, lie, hang, wait, 後半の用法では特にfool, play, mess, fiddleなどの 動詞 と用いられることが多い. (2 )しばしば -ing形の 動詞 と共に用いる; ↑前置詞 1 ) ▸ Jim was just sitting around .ジムは何もせずただ座っていた ▸ Tom did not stop fooling around .トムはふざけるのをやめなかった 3 ｟主に米 ｠a. 〖時に 名詞 の後で 〗囲むように , まわりに [を, から ], 輪になって (｟主に英 ｠round, about ) (!比較的自由に種々の 動詞 と用いる; ↑前置詞 2 ) ▸ The children gathered around to watch TV .子供たちがテレビを見ようとまわりに集まってきた b. 〖数値の後で 〗…の周囲 [胴回り ]で (｟英 ｠round )▸ The lake is a third of a mile around .その湖は周囲が3分の1マイルほどある 4 ｟主に米 ｠(軸などを中心に )ぐるりと回って , 円弧を描くように (｟英 ｠round )(↑前置詞 3 )▸ I was just spinning around like a top .私はただこまのようにぐるぐる回っていた ▸ We've just been driving around and around .(車を運転中に道に迷うなどして )同じところをぐるぐる回っているだけだ (→成句 round and round )5 ｟主に米 ｠(通り抜けるのではなく )まわりを回って , 迂回 （うかい ）して (｟英 ｠round )(↑前置詞 4 )▸ go around to the other side of the car 車の向こう側に回る 6 ｟主に米 ｠反対 [別の ]方向に (回って ), ぐるりと向きを変えて ;｟比喩的に ｠【意見などに 】(考え直して )同意し始めて (｟英 ｠round ) «to » ▸ Joe stopped and looked [turned ] around .ジョーは立ち止まって振り向いた ▸ He finally came around and said OK .彼はとうとう考え直してうんと言った ▸ the other way around 反対方向に, あべこべに (→way 1 成句 )7 ｟主に米 ｠(また )巡ってきて, 一定期間ごとに (｟主に英 ｠round )▸ The nurse came around with the pills .看護師は錠剤を持って巡回に来た ▸ Monday has rolled around .月曜日がまたやってきた ▸ I didn't like it that much the first time around .最初はそれをあまり好きではなかった ▸ this time around 今度 [回 ]は ▸ the next time around 次回は 8 ｟米 ｠意識が戻って (｟英 ｠round )▸ Ann started to come around .アンは意識が戻り始めた 9 ｟主に米 ｠(多くの人に )行き渡って, 人から人へ回して ; ある場所からある場所へ ; 場所が変わって [入れ替わって ](｟英 ｠round )(↑前置詞 6 )▸ pass the desserts around デザートを皆で回す ▸ change the furniture around 家具の場所を変える 10 ｟主に米 ｠(本来の目的地に行く前に )立ち寄って; (同種の場所を )次々と訪れて (｟英 ｠round )▸ drive around by the post office on my way to the office 会社に行く途中に車で郵便局へ回る ▸ go around to all the bookstores すべての本屋を回る 11 ｟主に米 くだけて ｠家に [を ] (非公式に短時間訪問して ) (｟英 ｠round ) (!時に後に具体的な場所を示す表現を伴う ) ▸ invite A around (to one's house )A 〈人 〉を家に招待する ▸ Why don't you come around to my apartment? 僕のアパートに来ないかい 【周辺 】12 a. ｟主に米話 ｠〖動詞 名詞 の後で 〗そこら辺に , あたりに (｟主に英 ｠about )(↑前置詞 5 )▸ I have been doing more movies than any actor around .私はそこら辺のどんな俳優よりもより多くの映画をやってきている b. 〖動詞 名詞 の後で 〗(ある場所に )存在して, 〈人が 〉いて, 〈物が 〉あって , 利用できて , 手に入って (→about 副詞 4 )▸ There are a lot of shortsighted people around .近視の人はたくさんいる ▸ The telephone has been around for more than a century .電話は100年以上利用されている c. 〖be ～〗〈人が 〉元気で, 活躍して (→about 形容詞 1 )▸ My parents are still around .両親はまだ健在です .13 (特定のスポーツ 職業などで )活躍していて有名な ▸ They've been around for a long time .彼らは長い間第一線で活躍してきた 14 ｟くだけて ｠〖最上級を伴う 名詞 の後で 〗同種の物 [その道 ]では (最も …)▸ Tiger is just the best golfer around .タイガーはまさに最高のゴルファーだ 15 ｟話 ｠〖数値の前で 〗だいたい …, …あたり, くらい (→about 副詞 類義 )▸ There were around 10,000 people in the stadium .競技場には1万人くらいの人がいた 16 ｟主に米 ｠状況を正しく判断して (｟英 ｠round )▸ find [work, make ] one's way around 苦労しながらも局面を正しく判断しながら進む à ll ar ó und 1 まわりすべてに [を ], 四方に [を, から ]; そこらじゅうで ; (影響などにおいて )あらゆる点で ▸ There was chocolate all around her mouth .彼女の口のまわりはチョコレートだらけだった ▸ tuck the blanket all around a child in the bed ベッドの子供を包み込むように毛布を引っぱり上げる ▸ scholars from all around the world 世界中から集まった学者たち ▸ He changed me all around .彼はあらゆる点で私を変えた 2 各々に, ひとりひとりに .3 (詳細はともかく )全体的には .ar ò und ab ó ut 〖数値の前で 〗だいたい, およそ (↑前置詞 5 ).ar ò und and ar ó und (A )＝round and round (A ).have been ar ó und ｟くだけて ｠いろいろな経験を積んでいる ; ｟おどけて ｠〈女性が 〉男性経験が豊富である .

 

around-the-clock

ar ò und-the-cl ó ck 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗24時間休みなしの, 24時間営業の .副詞 24時間休みなく .