around
/əˈraʊnd/preposition, adverb
उच्चारण अराउन्ड
चारों ओर; आसपास; लगभग; उपलब्ध
Basic word
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surrounding somebody or something; on each side; in a circle; in or to many places in an area; near a place; approximately; existing or available
चारों ओर; आसपास; लगभग; उपलब्ध
- around the table
- travel around India
- around 50 students
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- She's not around.
- We sat around the fire and told stories.
- She showed me around the new office.
- The shop opens at around nine o'clock.
Synonyms round about approximately nearby encircling
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
around + place (preposition): movement or position
As a preposition, around means on all sides of something or moving in a circle or in different directions inside a place.
Preposition के रूप में 'around' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ के चारों ओर या किसी स्थान के भीतर घेरे में या अलग-अलग दिशाओं में घूमना है।
- Children sat around the teacher and listened to the story.
- We walked around the market looking for a gift.
around + number / time (approximately)
Before a number or a time, around means about; it is slightly less formal than approximately.
संख्या या समय से पहले 'around' का अर्थ लगभग है; यह approximately से थोड़ा कम formal है।
- The train reaches Pune around six in the evening.
- There were around fifty people at the meeting.
around (adverb): look / turn / go around
As an adverb with a verb, around shows a turning or a spread of movement; it has no object after it.
Verb के साथ adverb के रूप में 'around' घूमने या फैलने की गति बताता है; इसके बाद कोई object नहीं आता।
- She turned around when she heard her name.
- He looked around but could not find the bus stop.
be around / hang around / around here
Around also means present, near or available, as in Is the manager around? or Is there a bank around here?
'Around' का अर्थ उपस्थित, पास या उपलब्ध भी होता है, जैसे 'Is the manager around?' या 'Is there a bank around here?'
- Is there a chemist around here?
- I will be around all day if you need help.
around vs round (British English)
In British English, round is often used instead of around for movement and position, and both are correct; in exam answers do not treat one as an error.
British English में गति और स्थिति के लिए 'around' की जगह 'round' भी प्रायः प्रयुक्त होता है, और दोनों सही हैं; परीक्षा के उत्तरों में किसी एक को ग़लती न मानिए।
- The earth goes round the sun, or around the sun.
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verb + around
lookturnwalkgatherwander
- Students gathered around the notice board to see the results.
around + time / number
around noonaround midnightaround tenaround a hundred
- The match ended around midnight.
adverb + around
allrightjustsomewhereback
- There were flowers all around the courtyard.
be + around
stillnotalwayssomewhereabout
- The principal is not around at the moment.
around + the + noun
around the corneraround the worldaround the clockaround the house
- Doctors in the hospital work around the clock.
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- The pilgrims walked around the temple three times.
तीर्थयात्रियों ने मंदिर की तीन बार परिक्रमा की।
- Radhika has been around the world with her father's job.
राधिका अपने पिता की नौकरी के कारण दुनिया भर में घूम चुकी है।
- The shop will open around ten o'clock.
दुकान लगभग दस बजे खुलेगी।
- Is the librarian around? I want to return these books.
क्या पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष यहाँ हैं? मुझे ये पुस्तकें लौटानी हैं।
- The village is surrounded by green fields all around.
गाँव चारों ओर हरे खेतों से घिरा हुआ है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Around, about and approximately all show an estimate, but they differ in tone.
Around, about और approximately तीनों अनुमान बताते हैं, पर उनके लहजे में अंतर है।
Informal and friendly, used for numbers, times and positions.
अनौपचारिक और सहज, संख्याओं, समय और स्थितियों के लिए।
- It costs around two hundred rupees.
The most common everyday word for roughly; it also means on the subject of.
लगभग के लिए रोज़ का सबसे आम शब्द; इसका अर्थ 'के विषय में' भी होता है।
- It takes about an hour.
Formal and used in reports, news and exams for a careful estimate.
Formal और रिपोर्टों, समाचारों तथा परीक्षाओं में सावधान अनुमान के लिए प्रयुक्त।
- The distance is approximately 300 kilometres.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
round about approximately nearby encircling
?Which word?
Keep apart around (in a circle; approximately) and about (on the subject of).
Around (घेरे में; लगभग) और about (विषय में) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Around and round (British English often uses round: 'round the corner'; American uses around); around also means approximately ('around 10 o'clock').
Around और round (British English प्रायः round प्रयोग करती है: 'round the corner'; American around); around का अर्थ लगभग भी है ('around 10 o'clock')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Phrasal verbs and idioms, asked often: get around to sth (finally find time to do something), come around or round (change your opinion; become conscious again), turn around (change direction; improve: 'turn around the company'), around the clock (all day and night), beat around the bush (avoid the main point), have been around (have a lot of experience), what goes around comes around (if you treat people badly, you will be treated badly).
Phrasal verbs और idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: get around to sth (अंततः कुछ करने का समय निकालना), come around या round (राय बदलना; होश में आना), turn around (दिशा बदलना; सुधारना: 'turn around the company'), around the clock (दिन-रात), beat around the bush (मुख्य बात से बचना), have been around (बहुत अनुभवी होना), what goes around comes around (दूसरों से बुरा व्यवहार करोगे तो तुम्हारे साथ भी बुरा होगा, जैसी करनी वैसी भरनी)।