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E De Etraf Round Adverb çevresin I  /əˈraʊnd  

Level A1 
Kind adverb
Front around 
IPA  /əˈraʊnd   / adverb
Back dört yanın (-e, -de), çevresin (-e, -de); etraf, etraf (-a, -ta)
yakınlarda, civarda
Back 2

around (adverb)

 /əˈraʊnd   / adverb
 
 1 (also about; round )
in or to various places or directions
dört yanın (-e, -de), çevresin (-e, -de); etraf, etraf (-a, -ta)
 I don't want to buy anything – I'm just looking around.
 This is our office – Victoria will show you around.
 They wandered around the town, looking at the shops.
 2 (also round )
moving so as to face in the opposite direction
geri
 Turn around and go back the way you came.
 Go around the corner (köşeyi dön) and it's the first house on the left.
 3 (also round )
on all sides; forming a circle
etrafın (-e, -de); çevresin (-e, -de)
 The park has a wall all around.
 Gather around so that you can all see.
 We sat down around the table.
 She had a bandage around her leg.
 4 (also round )
near a place
yakınlarda, civarda
 Is there a bank around here?
 5 (also about )
present or available
ortalıkta, piyasada
 I went to the house but there was nobody around.
 That isn't a new book. It's been around for ages.
 6 (also about )
approximately
yaklaşık, civarında
 It's around three hours' drive from here.
 I'll see you around seven.
 7 (also about )
used for activities with no real purpose
öylesine
 ‘What are you doing?’ ‘Nothing, just lazing around.’
 John likes messing around with cars.
 I found this pen lying around on the floor.
 
 

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