adjective🔗ShareAlrededor, cerca(with the verb "to be") Present in the vicinity."Is Clare around today?"¿Está Clare cerca hoy?placepositionareaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareVivo, existente(with the verb "to be") Alive; existing."The old oak tree, though seeming quite still, is still around. "El viejo roble, aunque parece bastante quieto, todavía está vivo.beingconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareAlrededor, en círculoSo as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof."High above, vultures circled around."Muy arriba, los buitres volaban alrededor.directionspaceplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareAlrededor, cercaSo as to surround or be near."Everybody please gather around."Por favor, que todos se reúnan alrededor.placepositiondirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareAlrededor de, aproximadamenteNearly; approximately; about."An adult elephant weighs around five tons."Un elefante adulto pesa alrededor de cinco toneladas.amountnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareAlrededor, por todas partesFrom place to place."Look around and see what you find."Mira alrededor y ve qué encuentras.placedirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareAlrededor, en torno a, de acuerdoFrom one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement."He used to stay up late but his new girlfriend changed that around."Solía quedarse despierto hasta tarde, pero su nueva novia cambió eso.conditionattitudedirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareAlrededor(with turn, spin etc.) So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction."She spun around a few times."Ella giró alrededor unas cuantas veces.directionpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareAlrededor, por todas partesUsed with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people."I asked around, and no-one really liked it."Pregunté por todas partes y a nadie le gustó realmente.actionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareEn vano, inútilmenteUsed with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity."He was around all day, but didn't actually finish his homework. "Estuvo todo el día dando vueltas, pero en realidad no terminó su tarea.languagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareAlrededor deDefining a circle or closed curve containing a thing."I planted a row of lilies around the statue."Planté una fila de lirios alrededor de la estatua.positionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareAlrededor de(of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding."There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information."Ha habido mucha controversia alrededor del manejo de la información personal.abstractpositionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareAlrededor deFollowing the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point."She went around the track fifty times."Ella dio cincuenta vueltas alrededor de la pista.areadirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareAlrededor deFollowing a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve."The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on."El camino tomó un breve desvío alrededor de la gran formación rocosa, luego siguió recto.directionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareAlrededor de, cerca deNear; in the vicinity of."The park is around the corner from my house. "El parque está a la vuelta de la esquina de mi casa.placeareapositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareAlrededor de, enAt or to various places within."She went around the office and got everyone to sign the card."Ella fue por la oficina y consiguió que todos firmaran la tarjeta.areaplacedirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading