crowd around/round — [phrasal verb] crowd around/round or crowd around/round (something) : to form a tight group around (something or someone) A small group of people crowded around the car. When one of the protesters began to speak, the people crowded around (him)… … Useful english dictionary
see around/round — [phrasal verb] see around/round (something) Brit : to move about while looking at (something) : to tour (something) If you d like to see around [=look around] the factory, someone can accompany you. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sniff around/round — [phrasal verb] sniff around/round (someone) Brit, informal : to try to get (someone) as a romantic partner, employee, etc. His engagement hasn t stopped him from sniffing around other girls. Rival companies have been sniffing around her for years … Useful english dictionary
pass sth around/round — UK US pass sth around/round Phrasal Verb with pass({{}}/pɑːs/ US /pæs/ verb ► to offer something to each person in a group of people: »The managing editor passed the copy around to get feedback … Financial and business terms
about, around, round — About is a commonly used word with several meanings and shades of meaning, most of which develop the idea of circling, on every side, or here and there (walk about, look about). It has also the meanings of nearly or approximately (about 100… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
hang around/round — (informal) 1 they spent their time hanging around in bars: LOITER, linger, wait around, waste time, kill time, mark time, while away the/one s time, kick/cool one s heels, twiddle one s thumbs; frequent, be a regular visitor to, haunt; … Useful english dictionary
cast around/round — ► cast about (or around or round) search far and wide. Main Entry: ↑cast … English terms dictionary
around — around, round 1. In general, BrE prefers round and AmE prefers around, both as an adverb and as a preposition, except in certain more or less fixed expressions or restricted collocations. In BrE it is usual to say all the year round, Winter comes … Modern English usage
round — around, round 1. In general, BrE prefers round and AmE prefers around, both as an adverb and as a preposition, except in certain more or less fixed expressions or restricted collocations. In BrE it is usual to say all the year round, Winter comes … Modern English usage
round — round1 [round] adj. [ME < OFr roont < L rotundus: see ROTUND] 1. shaped like a ball; spherical; globular 2. a) shaped like a circle, ring, or disk; circular b) shaped like a cylinder (in having a circular cross section); cylindrical 3 … English World dictionary
Round and around — Chanson par Pink Floyd extrait de l’album A Momentary Lapse of Reason Pays Royaume Uni Sortie … Wikipédia en Français