Betydning av around på norsk

• 0 surrounding

  • a fence around the yard et gjerde rundt hagen

  • people all around him folk overalt rundt ham

• 1 in or near a place

  • It’s beautiful around here. Det er vakkert rundt her.

• 2 in or to different parts of a place

  • to travel around the world å reise verden rundt

  • as we walked around the city mens vi gikk rundt i byen

• 3 in a circular movement or path

  • Go around the house to the back door. Gå rundt huset til bakdøren.

• 4 approximately

  • around 300 guests rundt 300 gjester

  • He left around 11:30. Han dro rundt 11.30.

• 5 moving to face the opposite direction

  • She suddenly turned around. Hun snudde seg plutselig rundt.

• 6 in or near a place

  • Is he going to be around today? Kommer han til å være rundt her i dag?

• 7 in or to different parts of a place

  • I looked around trying to find him. Jeg så meg rundt og prøvde å finne ham.

• 8 in a circular movement or path

  • a top spinning around and around en snurrebass som snurrer rundt og rundt

• 9 existing or available for use

  • a new model that’s only been around for a month en ny modell som har vært tilgjengelig i en måned

• 10 surrounding

  • a small pond with flowers all around et liten dam med blomster rundt

• 11 on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc)

  • Flowers were growing around the tree

  • They danced around the fire

  • There were trees all around.

• 12 here and there (in a house, room etc)

  • Clothes had been left lying around (the house)

  • I wandered around.

• 13 near to (a time, place etc)

  • Sarah arrived at around three o’clock.

• 14 in the opposite direction

  • Turn around!

• 15 near-by

  • If you need me, I’ll be somewhere around.