around

Pronunciation: [ә'raund]

Average Rank: 249

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

prep. 包围, 在...周围, 四处 adv. 兜着圈子, 在附近, 到处

Detailed Explanations:
  • r. by a circular or circuitous route
  • r. in a circle or circular motion
  • r. to a particular destination either specified or understood
  • r. in circumference
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#128

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.7% (Top 98.7% most frequent)
98.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#187

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 98.1% (Top 98.1% most frequent)
98.1%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#431

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 95.7% (Top 95.7% most frequent)
95.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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