əˈraʊnd House Round/Around Corner Preposition Bre Built Central

• the house is built around a central courtyard.
• he put his arms around her.
• our house is just around the corner.
• the bus came around the bend.

around

1. surrounding somebody/something; on each side of something
• The house is built around a central courtyard.
• He put his arms around her.
2. on, to or from the other side of somebody/something
• Our house is just around the corner.
• The bus came around the bend.
• There must be a way around the problem.
3. in a circle
• They walked around the lake.
4. in or to many places in an area
• They walked around the town looking for a place to eat.
• The earth goes round/around the sun.
• They live round/around the corner.
• We travelled round/around India.
• She turned round/around when I came in.
• The kids were running around/round/about outside.
• I’ve been waiting around/round/about to see her all day.
• We left around/about 8 o’clock.
5. to fit in with particular people, ideas, etc.
• I can't arrange everything around your timetable!
6. in connection with somebody/something
• synonym about
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• There are a lot of questions around her motivation.
• He has issues around food and dieting.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from a- ‘in, on’ + round.