'around' هو مصطلح مرتبط بـ 'about'. ستجده في سطر أو أكثر أدناه.'around' is cross-referenced with 'about'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
أفعال مركّبيّة
around | about |
hang around with [sb],
also UK: hang about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (socialize with [sb]) | يتسكع مع شخص |
| | Since Harvey started hanging around with a group of older boys, he is always getting in trouble. |
| haul [sth] around vtr phrasal sep | (carry: [sth] heavy or cumbersome) (ثقيل) | يتنقّل بشيء |
| | We will leave our luggage at the hotel, as we don't want to have to haul it around with us all day. |
have [sb] over,
also UK: have [sb] round,
have [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | informal (receive as a guest) | يستضيف شخصا |
| | We had my husband's parents over for the weekend. |
horse around,
also UK: horse about vi phrasal | informal (behave in a silly or frivolous way) | يستعبط، يلعب |
| | While the parents made dinner, the kids horsed around at their feet. |
hover around,
also UK: hover about vi phrasal | figurative (wait nearby) | يترصّد، يكمن |
| jerk [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | slang (waste time of, deceive) | يضيّع وقت شخص، لا يكون جديًّا مع شخص |
| | I hope Kieran doesn't jerk Fiona around like he did his last girlfriend. |
| joke around vi phrasal | informal (speak lightheartedly) | يسخر، يتكلم باستخفاف |
kick about,
UK: kick around vi phrasal | (be unused, be neglected) | يكون مهمَلاً |
kick about,
UK: kick around vi phrasal | (wander, roam) | يتجوَّل، يتمشَّى |
kick [sth] around,
kick around [sth],
kick [sth] about,
kick about [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (consider, debate: an idea) | يفكر في، يناقش، يتدبر، يدرس |
kick [sb] around,
kick around [sb],
kick about [sb],
kick around [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (mistreat, abuse) | يسيء معاملة شخص |
| kid around vi phrasal | informal (behave jokingly or playfully) | يتصرف بطريقة صبيانية |
| | Stop kidding around! Sit down and shut up! |
knock [sb] around,
also UK: knock [sb] about vtr phrasal sep | informal (punch or treat roughly) | يعامل شخصًا بعنف، يعنّف شخصًا |
knock [sth] around,
also UK: knock [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (consider, debate: an idea) | يفكر في شيء |
knock around,
also UK: knock about vi phrasal | informal (idle, hang around) | يتسكع |
| | | يتجول، يتنزه |
knock around with [sb],
knock about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (spend time with) | يتسكع مع شخص، يقضي الوقت مع شخص |
| laze around vi phrasal | (be idle, lounge about) | يتسكع، يبقى دون فعل شيء |
| | On Saturdays, I like to just laze around the house instead of going out. |
| lie around vi phrasal | ([sb]: lounge idly) | يتسكع |
| | You said you would mow the lawn, but all you've done today is lie around the house. |
| | The teenager chose to lie around for most of the day. |
| lie around vi phrasal | informal ([sth]: remain unused) (بدون استعمال) | يترك |
| | We have many old books that just lie around the attic waiting to be read. |
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi phrasal | informal (sit idly) | يتكاسل، يتسكع |
| | I can't loaf about, watching television; I have to go to work. |
| | The lazy student loafed about instead of doing his homework. |
loll about,
loll around vi phrasal | (lie, lounge idly) | يستلقي، يسترخي |
look around for [sb/sth],
also UK: look round for [sb/sth],
look about for [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (seek in surrounding area) | يبحث عن شئ فيما حوله |
| | I misplaced my keys, so I'll have to look around for them. |
| lounge around vi phrasal | (sit idly) | يجلس متكاسلاً |
| | We spent the whole weekend lounging around, drinking beer and watching television. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) | يعبث |
| | Stop messing around and let's discuss this seriously. |
| | توقف عن العبث، ودعنا نناقش الأمر بجدية. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be unproductive) | يتسكع، يضيّع الوقت |
| | My husband is messing around in the garage - I've no idea what he's doing in there. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (tamper, play with) | يعبث بشيء |
| | He enjoyed messing around with boats. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (spoil by fussing) | يفسد شيئًا |
| | Your painting is fine now; don't mess around with it any more or you will ruin it. |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (tease) | يمزح مع شخص |
| | | يمزح بغلاظة |
| | Why are you so upset? We were just messing around with you. |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (have an affair) | يعبث مع شخص، يقيم علاقة غرامية مع شخص |
| | Helen caught her husband messing around with another woman. |
mess [sb] around,
also UK: mess [sb] about vtr phrasal insep | slang (treat disrespectfully) | يزعج شخصًا، يقلل من قيمة شخص |
| | I'm sorry to mess you around, but I need to change the date of our meeting. |
mill around,
mill about vi phrasal | (walk about) | يتجوّل، يسير هنا وهناك |
mince around,
mince about vi phrasal | informal, pejorative (man: move effeminately) (رجل) | يمشي بتأنُّث |
| monkey around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous or mischievous) | يتلهى، يضيّع الوقت |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | يتشيطن |
| | Joe is always monkeying around in class when he should be paying attention. |
| monkey around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (play or tamper with [sth]) | يعبث بشيء |
| | He monkeyed around with the carburettor for a while, then found the problem in the spark plug. |
mope about,
mope around vi phrasal | (move around sadly) | يتسكّع بائسًا |
| move around vi phrasal | (be mobile, active) | يتحرك، يكثر التجوُّل |
| | The doctor said I have to move around in order to maintain my weight. |
| | He's always moving around; he never stays long in one place. |
| move around vi phrasal | (relocate frequently) | يتنقل، يتجول |
| | Diplomats frequently move around from one country to another. |
muck about,
muck around vi phrasal | UK, slang (behave in a frivolous way) | يعبث، يلهو |
| | Stop mucking about and get to work. |
muck about with [sb/sth],
muck around with [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK, slang (waste time on) | يضيّع وقته في شيء، يضيّع وقته مع شخص |
| | I've spent an hour mucking about with passwords and haven't even managed to log into the website yet! |
muck [sb] about,
muck [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (be inconsiderate) | يعبث مع شخص |
| | I wish you wouldn't muck me about like this. Why do you always cancel at the last minute? |
noodle around,
also UK: noodle about vi phrasal | informal (play, experiment, improvise) | يجرِّب |
| nose around vi phrasal | informal (pry, snoop) | يتطفل |
| | I can't stand Alex; he's always nosing around, hoping to overhear gossip. |
| nose around [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (pry, snoop) | يترصّد شيئًا |
| | The detective decided to nose around the slums to see what mischief was afoot. |
order [sb] around,
UK: order [sb] about vtr phrasal sep | informal (be bossy towards) | يتأمّر على، يتحكم بـ |
| | Don't try to order me around; you aren't my boss. |
| pal around vi phrasal | US, informal (be friends) | يقضيان الوقت كصديقين |
| pal around with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | US, informal (be friends with) | يقضي الوقت مع شخص كصديقين |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (experiment) | يجرّب، يختبر |
| | I was just playing around to see if I could get the webcam to work. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) | يعبث، يلهو |
| | Quit playing around and get back to work! |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (be unfaithful) (عامي مستخدم في الفصحى) | يلعب بذيله |
| | | يخون |
| | Jodie dumped Greg when she found out he had been playing around. |
potter about,
potter around vi phrasal | UK (do [sth] leisurely or unproductive) | يقوم بأعمال خفيفة |
| push [sth/sb] around vtr phrasal sep | (move or shove about) | يدفع شخصًا/شيئًا |
| | A fight broke out amongst the boys in the queue when they started pushing each other around. |
| push [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | figurative (bully, order about) | يتأمر على شخص |
| | Alice isn't the team lead so don't let her push you around. |
putter around (US),
potter around,
potter about (UK) vi phrasal | US (do [sth] leisurely or unproductive) (مجازي: لا يقوم بشيء منتِج) | لا يفعل شيئًا |
rally around,
also UK: rally round vi phrasal | (show solidarity) | يتضامن مع |
| | The neighbours rallied around to help Janet while her husband was sick. |
rally around,
also UK: rally round [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (support [sb]) | يتضامن مع شخص |
| | (مجازي) | يلتفّ حول شخص |
| | Everyone rallied round the mayor in his moment of crisis. |
| rifle around vi phrasal | (rummage) | يفتّش |
| rifle around in [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (rummage in) | يفتّش في شيء |
| | John rifled around in the glove compartment for some spare change. |
roll around,
also UK: roll about vi phrasal | (turn over and over) | يتدحرج |
| | The two youngest kids were rolling about and playing on the large bed. |
roll around,
also UK: roll about vi phrasal | (sway this way and that) | يتأرجح |
| | The passengers were rolling around as the bus sped along the winding road. |
| roll around vi phrasal | informal (event, time: come again) | يتكرر، يسنح من جديد |
| | When the opportunity rolls around, I will take the holiday I always dreamed of. |
| root around vi phrasal | (rummage) (بحثًا عن شيء) | يقلّب المكان |
| | I'll root around and see if I can find that old photo album. |
| root around in [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (rummage in [sth]) (بحثًا عن شيء) | يقلّب شيئًا |
| | He spent hours rooting around in the shed just to find a flowerpot. |
| root around for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (rummage, search) | يبحث عن شيء |
| | Ella unzipped her handbag and rooted around for her keys. |
rummage around,
rummage around in [sth] vi phrasal | (search using hands) | يفتّش في شيء |
| | I rummaged around in my bag and found a pen. |
| run around vi phrasal | (move around quickly) (في أرجاء شيء) | يركض |
| | We wanted a garden where the children could run around and play. |
| run around vi phrasal | informal (go about things hurriedly) | ينجز أموره بسرعة |
| | (مجازًا) | يركض |
| | Sheila has three young children, so she spends all day running around. |
rush around,
also UK: rush about vi phrasal | (go about things hurriedly) | يندفع |
| | James was rushing around, trying to get everything organized for the party. |
scamper around,
scamper about vi phrasal | (run about playfully) | يركض ويلعب |
fart around,
also UK: fart about vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (spend time foolishly) | يضيِّع الوقت |
fiddle around,
also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal | informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) | يتسلى، يتلهّى |
| | He began to fiddle around doing crossword puzzles, but soon noticed his English was improving. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (play absent-mindedly with) | يلعب بشيء دون انتباه، يعبث بشيء دون تركيز |
| | She fiddled around with the things on her desk while I was talking. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (alter or adjust unhelpfully) | يضيّع الوقت في محاولة إصلاح شيء |
| | He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
flail around,
also UK: flail about vi phrasal | (thrash about) | يُصارع شيئًا |
| | | يُجاهد شيئًا |
float around,
float about vi phrasal | (idea: widely discussed) | يُتداول على نطاق واسع |
float around,
float about vi phrasal | (be somewhere unknown) | يكون في مكان ما |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (act in silly way) | يهرّج |
| | The teacher told Bobby to stop fooling around in class. |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (not be productive) | يلتهي، يعبث |
| | The boss doesn't like people fooling around when they should be working. |
f*** around,
also UK: f*** about vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (waste time) | يضيّع الوقت |
| | Stop f***ing about and get on with your work! |
fumble around,
UK: fumble about vi phrasal | (do things clumsily) | يحاول القيام بشيء |
| | | يتلمّس طريقه |
| | He's fumbling around in the kitchen; can't you hear the noise? |
| | إنه يحاول القيام بشيء في المطبخ. ألا تسمع الضجيج؟ |
gad around [sth],
gad about [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (wander or travel around a place) | يتجوّل في شيء |
| | We decided to gad around town for a while. |
get around,
also UK: get round,
get about vi phrasal | informal (circulate) | ينتشر |
| | When word got around that she was baking cookies, all the children appeared at her door. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (illness: be transmitted) | ينتشر |
| | There's a nasty strain of flu going around. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (be in a state habitually) | من عادته... |
| | He goes around looking filthy. |
| | She goes about as if she owns the place. |
| | من عادته أن يكون مظهره قذرًا. // من عادتها أن تتصرف كما لو أنها تملك المكان. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | figurative, informal (circulate, spread) | ينتشر، يسري |
| | There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim. |
| | تسري شائعة بأنك تخونين تيم. |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (loiter) | يتسكع |
| | It's annoying when youths hang around at the bus stop intimidating customers. |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (wait, be kept waiting) | ينتظر |
| | I hung around for 30 minutes but Steve didn't show up. |
صيغ مركبة:
around | about |
have a nosey,
have a nosey around v expr | informal (look around) | أجال النّظر |
| have [sb/sth] around vtr + adv | (be near [sb/sth]) | شيء متوفر |
| | | شخص بالقرب |
| | If you want some maple syrup, just ask--I always have some around. |
| | My husband gets on my nerves sometimes, but overall, I like having him around. |
| | إن أردت شراب القيقب، فاطلب مني، فهو متوفر عندي دائمًا. |
| | زوجي يثير أعصابي أحيانًا، ولكن بالإجمال أحب وجوده بالقرب مني |
| have been around v expr | informal (be experienced) | لديه خبرة في الحياة |
| | He's been around and knows what to expect. |
| have been around v expr | informal (be sexually promiscuous) | يكون عابثًا جنسيًّا |
| | That rock star has certainly been around a bit; I heard he'd slept with over 1,000 women. |
| have been around v expr | informal (have existed) | يوجد، موجود |
| | Cell phones have been around for five decades now. |
| have been round/around the block v expr | slang, figurative (be experienced) | جرّب، تمرّس |
| horsing around n | informal (silly playful behavior) | العبث، التلهّي |
| | Quit your horsing around and get back to work! |
| just around the corner adv | (in the next street) | في الشارع التالي |
| | The post office is just around the corner. |
| just around the corner adv | figurative (waiting to happen) | يُتوقع أن يحدث |
| | For every "safe" nuclear reactor, there is a disaster just around the corner. |
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi + prep | informal (sit idly in) | يتكاسل في شيء، يتسكع في شيء |
| | He spends all day loafing around the house. |
| | يقضي اليوم كله متكاسلاً في بيته. |
look around,
also UK: look round,
look about vi + adv | (seek [sth] in surrounding area) | يبحث، يفتش |
| | I've been looking around everywhere, but I can't find my reading glasses. |
look around [sth],
also UK: look round [sth] vi + prep | (inspect) | يقوم بجولة تفتيش |
| | Safety inspectors will be looking around the factory today. |
look around,
also UK: look round vi + prep | (browse) | يقوم بجولة على شيء |
| | Sarah spent the afternoon looking around the local shops. |
| messing around n | informal (silly or frivolous behaviour) | التلهّي |
| | Stop your messing around and eat your dinner! |
| messing around vi | slang (being sexually unfaithful) (في الزواج) | يخون |
| | She didn't begin messing around till the third year of her marriage. |
| monkeying around n | informal (silly behaviour) | التلهّي، إضاعة الوقت |
| | The boss ordered me to quit monkeying around and get back to work. |
parade [sth/sb] around,
also UK: parade [sth/sb] about vtr + adv | (display ostentatiously) (للتباهي) | يعرض شيئًا/شخصًا |
| | (بعرضه) | يتباهى بشيء/بشخص |
pass [sth] around,
pass around [sth],
also UK: pass [sth] round,
pass round [sth] vtr + adv | (distribute) | يوزّع شيئًا |
| | They passed around sandwiches and drinks at the party. |
pass [sth] around [sth],
also UK: pass [sth] round [sth] vtr + prep | (circulate) | يمرِّر شيئًا |
| | Please sign the petition and pass it round the office. |
| play around with [sth] v expr | informal (tamper) | يعبث بشيء |
| | Someone has been playing around with the projector and now it doesn't work. |
| play around with [sth] v expr | informal (amuse yourself) | يعبث بشيء، يلعب بشيء |
| | The dog was playing around with a stick he'd found on the ground. |
poke around,
poke about vi + adv | (search, rummage) | يفتّش بتدقيق |
| | | يقلّب بحثًا |
| | The security guard at the museum poked around in my rucksack. |
poke around,
poke about vi + adv | figurative (intrude, be nosy) | يتدخل |
| | She's always poking around in her neighbours' private affairs. |
prance about,
prance around vi + adv | (move around in showy way) | يتبختر، يختال |
| put your arms around [sb] v expr | (embrace, hug) | يعانق شخصًا، يضمّ شخصًا |
| revolve around [sb/sth] vi + prep | (go around) | يدور حول شيء/شخص |
| | The Earth revolves around the sun. |
| | تدور الأرض حول الشمس. |
| revolve around [sb/sth] vi + prep | figurative (be centred on) (مجازي) | يدور حول شيء/شخص |
| | | يتمحور حول شيء/شخص |
| | Edwin thinks the world revolves around him. |
| | يظن إدوارد أن العالم يدور حوله. |
| | يظن إدوارد أن كل شيء يتمحور حوله. |
| rough around the edges adj | informal (imperfect) | عنده عيوب |
| | Harry's rough around the edges, but he's a good guy. |
| run around like a headless chicken expr | (rush about) | يعمل كالمجنون |
| run around in circles v expr | (be busy but inefficient) | يدور في حلقة مفرغة |
| | Julie has been running around in circles trying to get everything ready on time. |
| | كانت جولي تدور في حلقة مفرغة وهي تحاول تجهيز كل شيء في الموعد المحدد. |
run in circles,
go around in circles,
also UK: go round in circles v expr | figurative, informal (make no progress) | يدور في فراغ، يدور في حلقة مفرغة |
| | | يراوح مكانه |
| | This conversation just keeps going around in circles; we're not getting anywhere. |
| run rings around [sb] v expr | US, informal (easily outwit or surpass) | يتفوّق على شخص بسهولة |