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amphi
French
Etymology
Clipping of amphithéâtre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.fi/
Noun
amphi m (plural amphis)
- (colloquial) lecture theatre
- Synonym: auditoire
Further reading
- “amphi” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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- what amphibians live in the sahara desert
- what amphibians go through metamorphosis
around
English
Alternative forms
- arownd (obsolete), ron (Bermuda), 'round
Etymology
From Middle English around, arounde, from a- (from Old English a- (“on, at”)) + Middle English round (“circle, round”) borrowed from French, equivalent to a- +? round. Cognate with Scots aroond, aroon (“around”). Displaced earlier Middle English umbe, embe (“around”) (from Old English ymbe (“around”)). See umbe.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /???a?nd/
- (US) IPA(key): /???æwnd/
- Rhymes: -a?nd
- Hyphenation: a?round
Preposition
around
- Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.
- (of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding.
- Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
- Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
- Near; in the vicinity of.
- At or to various places within.
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
around (not comparable)
- (informal, with the verb "to be") Present in the vicinity.
- (informal, with the verb "to be") Alive; existing.
Derived terms
- be around
Translations
Adverb
around (not comparable)
- So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
- High above, vultures circled around.
- So as to surround or be near.
- Everybody please gather around.
- There isn't another house for miles around.
- Nearly; approximately; about.
- From place to place.
- From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.
- (see bring around, come around)
- (see bring around, come around)
- (with turn, spin, etc.) So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.
- Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.
- Used with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity.
- sit around, mess around, loaf around
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- round
- about
Middle English
Alternative forms
- arounde, aroun, o round, aronde
Etymology
a- +? round
Adverb
around
- around
Preposition
around
- around
Descendants
- English: around
- Scots: aroond, aroon
- Yola: arent
References
- “ar?und(e, adv. & prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
around From the web:
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- what around here to eat
- what around me delivery
- what around to eat
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