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British: /əˈraʊnd/American: /əˈraʊnd/
Stress the second syllable.
Equivalents in base languages
فارسی
اطراف
Deutsch
herum
Հայերեն
շուրջը
shurjy
The children are running around.
I looked around.
We stayed around.
Around as an adverb often describes movement or activity in different directions or places without naming a specific object.
I looked around the room around.
I looked around the room.
Around is an adverb when it stands alone; with a noun after it, it is a preposition.
Use around alone after verbs when the area or direction is already understood.
Which sentence uses around as an adverb?
