Around Definition
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Around
- been around
- have been around
Origin of Around
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From Middle English around, arounde, from a- (from Old English a- (“on, at”)) + Middle English round (“circle, round”), equivalent to a- + round. Cognate with Scots aroond, aroon (“around”). Displaced earlier Middle English umbe, embe (“around”) (from Old English ymbe (“around”)). See umbe.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English probably a- in a–2 round circle round1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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