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around | about |
| bandy [sth] around vtr phrasal sep | (word, term: use carelessly) | te pas en te onpas noemen bw + overg. ww |
| | | rondbazuinen overg. ww |
bang around,
also UK: bang about vi phrasal | (move about clumsily) (informeel) | klungelen onoverg.ww |
| | The baby woke up in the middle of the night, crying, because Joe was banging around in the kitchen. |
bat [sth] around,
also UK: bat [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (discuss casually) | bepraten, bespreken overg.ww |
| | (informeel) | doorpraten overg.ww |
| bat around vi phrasal | US, informal (travel) | reizen onoverg.ww |
| | (informeel) | toeren onoverg.ww |
| cat around vi phrasal | slang (look for sex) | losbandige seks hebben frase |
| | (vulgair!!!) | rondneuken onoverg.ww |
| | Wives don't want their husbands to cat around with other women. |
center around [sth] (US),
centre around [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (be based on, concerned with) | draaien om ww+vz |
| | | zich richten op wk.ww+vz |
clown around,
also UK: clown about vi phrasal | informal (play the fool, behave in a silly way) (informeel) | de clown uithangen onoverg.uitdr. |
| | One can never take him seriously; he's always clowning around. |
come around,
UK: come round vi phrasal | (date, event: occur again) (datum, gebeurtenis) | terugkeren onoverg.ww |
| | Jill always feels sad when the anniversary of her husband's death comes round. |
come around,
UK: come round vi phrasal | (visit [sb]) | langskomen, bezoeken onoverg.ww |
| | If you come round later, we can do our homework together. |
come around (US),
come round (UK) vi phrasal | figurative (be persuaded) (figuurlijk) | bijdraaien onoverg.ww |
come around,
UK: come round vi phrasal | informal (recover consciousness) | weer bijkomen bw + ww |
| | The patient came round soon after his operation. |
drop around,
also UK: drop round vi phrasal | informal (visit [sb]'s house) | langskomen onoverg.ww |
| | (informeel) | langswippen onoverg.ww |
| | Steve dropped round earlier, while you were out; I said you'd phone him when you got back. |
drop around,
also UK: drop [sth] round vtr phrasal sep | informal (bring [sth]) | langsbrengen overg.ww |
| | As you'll be passing my house anyway, could you drop that paperwork around? |
fart around,
also UK: fart about vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (spend time foolishly) (informeel) | lummelen, niksen onoverg.ww |
fiddle around,
also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal | informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) (informeel, figuurlijk) | stoeien met ww+vz |
| | | zich bezighouden wk.ww |
| | 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) (informeel) | prutsen met ww+vz |
| | 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) (informeel) | rommelen met, klooien met ww+vz |
| | He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
| fool around vi phrasal | informal (act in silly way) | gek doen bw + ww |
| | | de clown uithangen frase |
| | The teacher told Bobby to stop fooling around in class. |
| fool around vi phrasal | informal (not be productive) (informeel) | aanrommelen, aanklooien, aankloten onoverg.ww |
| | | lanterfanten, rondhangen onoverg.ww |
| | The boss doesn't like people fooling around when they should be working. |
| fool around vi phrasal | slang (have casual sex) (slang) | rondneuken onoverg.ww |
| | Helen suspects that her husband has been fooling around. |
| fool around with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (have casual sex) (slang) | rondneuken met ww + vz |
| | He had fooled around with every girl in town before he met Helen. |
| | Hij neukte in het rond met ieder meisje in de stad voor hij Helen leerde kennen. |
| fool around with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (amuse yourself) | spelen met ww + vz |
| | (informeel) | dollen met ww+vz |
| | Ben spent the afternoon fooling around with his new camera. |
f*** around,
UK: f*** about vi phrasal | slang, vulgar, offensive (waste time) (informeel) | aankloten, aanrommelen onoverg.ww |
| | | prutsen onoverg.ww |
| | Stop f***ing about and get on with your homework! |
| | Stop met aankloten en doe verder met je huiswerk! |
| f*** around vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (have casual sex) (slang) | rondneuken onoverg.ww |
| | Stan was devastated when he discovered his girlfriend had been f***ing around behind his back. |
gather round,
US: gather around vi phrasal | (congregate) | samenkomen, verzamelen onoverg.ww |
| | Gather round everybody! Richard has something to say! |
| | Verzamelen iedereen! Richard heeft iets te zeggen! |
get around [sth],
also UK: get round [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (circumvent) | ontwijken, vermijden, omzeilen overg. ww |
| | You can't get around the problem by pretending it doesn't exist. |
go around,
UK: go round vi phrasal | (be shared by all) | voldoende zijn bn + koppelww. |
| | Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (illness: be transmitted) (ziekte) | heersen onoverg.ww |
| | There's a nasty strain of flu going around. |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (loiter) | rondhangen scheidb.onoverg.ww |
| | It's annoying when youths hang around at the bus stop intimidating customers. |
| | Het is vervelend wanneer jongeren bij de bushalte rondhangen en klanten intimideren. |
hang around with [sb],
also UK: hang about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (socialize with [sb]) | met iemand omgaan woordgr + onoverg.ww. |
| | Since Harvey started hanging around with a group of older boys, he is always getting in trouble. |
| horse around vi phrasal | informal (behave in a silly or frivolous way) | stoeien, ravotten onoverg.ww |
| | While the parents made dinner the kids horsed around at their feet. |
| | Terwijl de ouders het avondeten maakten, stoeiden de kinderen wat. |
hover around,
also UK: hover about vi phrasal | figurative (wait nearby) | rondhangen onoverg.ww |
| | | zwermen om ww+vz |
| kid around vi phrasal | informal (behave jokingly or playfully) (informeel) | dollen onoverg.ww |
| | | stoeien onoverg.ww |
| | Stop kidding around! Sit down and shut up! |
loaf about,
loaf around vi phrasal | UK, informal (sit idly) (informeel) | rondhangen, lummelen onoverg.ww |
| | I can't loaf about, watching television; I have to go to work. The lazy student loafed about instead of doing his homework. |
| look around vi phrasal | (seek [sth] in surrounding area) | rondkijken onoverg.ww |
look around [sth],
UK: look round [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (examine by moving through) | rondkijken onoverg.ww |
| look around for vtr phrasal 3-part | (seek in surrounding area) | zoeken naar ww + vz |
| | I misplaced my keys, so I'll have to look around for them. |
| lounge around vi phrasal | (sit idly) | rondhangen onoverg.ww |
| | We spent the whole weekend lounging around, drinking beer and watching television. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) (informeel) | klooien ww + vz |
| | (informeel) | onzin verkopen frase |
| | Stop messing around and let's discuss this seriously. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be unproductive) (informeel) | aanprutsen, rondscharrelen onoverg.ww |
| | My husband is messing around in the garage - I've no idea what he's doing in there. |
| mess around with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (tease) (informeel) | dollen overg.ww |
| | | plagen overg.ww |
| | Why are you so upset? We were just messing around with you. |
| mess around with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (treat disrespectfully) (slang) | dissen overg.ww |
| | | respectloos behandelen bn+ww |
| mess around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (tamper) (informeel) | knoeien met, rotzooien met ww + vz |
| | He enjoyed messing around with boats. |
| mess around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (spoil) (informeel) | rommelen met, prutsen met ww + vz |
| | Your painting is fine now, don't mess around with it any more or you will ruin it. |
| mess around with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (have affair) | vreemd gaan bn + ww |
| monkey around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous or mischievous) (informeel) | klooien, prutsen onoverg.ww |
| | | rommelen onoverg.ww |
| | Joe is always monkeying around in class when he should be paying attention. |
| move around vi phrasal | (be mobile, active) | in beweging blijven woordgr |
| | 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) | rondreizen ww |
| | Diplomats frequently move around from one country to another. |
muck about,
muck around vi phrasal | UK, slang (behave in a frivolous way) (informeel) | klieren, klooien, lummelen onoverg.ww |
| | Stop mucking about and get to work. |
| order around vtr phrasal sep | informal (be bossy towards) | commanderen overg.ww |
| | (informeel) | koeioneren overg.ww |
| | Don't try to order me around; you aren't my boss. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (experiment) | uitproberen overg.ww |
| | I was just playing around to see if I could get the webcam to work. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) (informeel) | aanklooien, aankloten onoverg.ww |
| | Quit playing around and get back to work! |
| play around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (tamper) (informeel) | sollen met, knoeien met ww + vz |
| | Someone has been playing around with the projector and now it doesn't work. |
| play around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (amuse yourself) (informeel) | spelen met, dollen met ww + vz |
| | The dog was playing around with a stick he'd found on the ground. |
rally around,
also UK: rally round vi phrasal | (show solidarity) | te hulp komen, te hulp snellen overg. uitdr. |
| | The neighbours rallied around to help Janet while her husband was sick. |
rush around,
also UK: rush about vi phrasal | (go about things hurriedly) | druk rondrennen onoverg.uitdr. |
| | James was rushing around, trying to get everything organized for the party. |
| screw around vi phrasal | slang, vulgar (waste time) (informeel) | lummelen, rondklooien onoverg.ww |
| | Norman didn't finish his homework because he was screwing around on his skateboard. |
| screw around vi phrasal | slang, vulgar (be promiscuous) | vreemd gaan bn + ww |
| | (vulgair) | rondneuken onoverg.ww |
| | We were surprised when Bill stopped screwing around and settled down with Sally. |
| sleep around vi phrasal | informal (have casual sex) (informeel) | met jan en alleman naar bed gaan frase |
| | (vulgair) | rondneuken onoverg. ww |
| | I have no more respect for guys who sleep around than for women who do. |
| turn [sth] around vtr phrasal sep | figurative (transform, reform) (figuurlijk) | het toer omgooien onoverg.uitdr. |
| | My sister has turned her life around. |
wait around,
also UK: wait about vi phrasal | (wait for [sb/sth]) | wachten onoverg.ww |
Samengestelde woorden:
around | about |
a millstone around your neck (US),
a millstone round your neck (UK) expr | figurative (burden: mental or emotional) (figuurlijk) | Dat ligt als een molensteen op zijn hart, Dat hangt als een molensteen om zijn nek uitdr. |
| all around adv | US (everywhere) | overal bw |
| around the world adv | (in many countries) | over de hele wereld woordgr. |
| | The Internet allows people around the world to share information. |
| | Via het internet kunnen mensen over de hele wereld informatie delen. |
| around the world adv | (circumnavigating the world) | de wereld rond woordgr. |
| | Ferdinand Magellan's ship sailed around the world in the 1500s. |
| | Het schip van Ferdinand Magellan voer in de 16e eeuw de wereld rond. |
beat around the bush,
beat about the bush v expr | figurative (avoid getting to the point) | ergens omheen draaien frase |
| | (figuurlijk) | rond de pot draaien frase |
| | Stop beating around the bush and give me the real reason! |
change [sth] around (US,
change around [sth] (US),
change [sth] round (UK),
change round [sth] (UK) vtr + adv | (rearrange [sth]) | verwisselen, omwisselen overg.ww |
| | You can change around the icons on your computer to make them more convenient. The coach changed the players around to balance out the teams. |
| dab [sth] around [sth] vtr + prep | (apply by dabbing) | zachtjes aanbrengen bw + overg. ww |
| | Dab the pieces of butter around the top of the pie. |
futz,
futz around vi | US, slang (waste time) | lummelen, lanterfanten onoverg. ww |
get your head around [sth],
get your head round [sth] v expr | informal (understand) | doorkrijgen overg.ww |
| | | snappen, begrijpen overg.ww |
| Opmerking: Often used in the negative |
| | I'm trying to get my head around the subjunctive, but I'm still not sure when to use it. |
go around [sth],
UK: round vi + prep | (encircle, surround) | omdoen, omgorden overg.ww |
| | I had grown so fat that none of my belts would go around my waist. |
go around [sth],
UK: round vi + prep | (change path to avoid hitting [sth]) | omrijden overg.ww |
| | | omheenrijden overg.ww |
| | The radio advised of heavy traffic downtown, so we went around the city instead. |
| have been around v expr | informal (be experienced) | ervaren bn |
| | He's been around and knows what to expect. |
| just around the corner adv | literal (in the next street) | net om de hoek bw |
| just around the corner adv | figurative (waiting to happen) (figuurlijk) | op de loer, voor de deur bw |
| | For every "safe" nuclear reactor, there is a disaster just around the corner. |
look around,
also UK: look round vi + prep | (browse) | rondkijken onoverg.ww |
| | | om zich heen kijken frase |
| | Sarah spent the afternoon looking around the local shops. |
| monkeying around n | informal (silly behaviour) (informeel) | klooien, rotzooien nw het, ont. |
| | 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) | rondparaderen onoverg.ww |
| | | pronken onoverg.ww |
slosh around,
also UK: slosh about vi + adv | (splash through: mud, water) | baggeren onoverg.ww |
| | The children were sloshing around in puddles. |
slosh around,
also UK: slosh about vi + adv | (water: splash about) | blubberen onoverg.ww |
| | I can feel water sloshing around inside my boots. |
swathe [sth],
swathe [sth] around [sth]⇒ vtr | (wind, wrap around) | wikkelen overg.ww |
| | She swathed the long scarf around her neck. |
| tiptoe around [sth] v expr | figurative (speak tactfully) (figuurlijk) | op zijn tenen lopen onoverg.uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk) | ergens omheen draaien onoverg.uitdr. |
| | No longer wanting to tiptoe around the topic, his boss came right out and fired him. |
turn around,
also UK: turn round vi + adv | (move to face away) | zich omdraaien wk.ww |
| | If you turn around, you'll see a beautiful sunset. |
turn around,
also UK: turn round vi + adv | (spin, rotate, revolve) | draaien rond, draaien om ww + vz |
| | The record turns around at 33 rpm. |
| turn around [sth] vi + prep | (rotate around [sth]) | draaien om, draaien rond ww+vz |
| | The Earth turns around its axis. |
| up and around adj | informal (recovered from illness) (informeel) | weer op de been bw |
| | Hey! It's great to see you up and around so quickly after your surgery! |
walk around,
walk about vi + adv | (stroll about, go about on foot) | rondlopen onoverg.ww |
| | I didn't have a place to go. I was just walking around. |
| walk around [sth] vi + prep | (stroll outside [sth]) | ergens omheen lopen onoverg.uitdr. |
| | You'll have to walk around the mountain to get to the other side. |
wave,
wave [sth],
wave [sth] around vtr | (hold aloft) | zwaaien met ww + vz |
| | Everybody ran when he started waving a gun. |