Around vs Around about

Quando usare ciascuno in inglese, con significato, registro ed esempi.

Around

Top 1000 (molto comune) A1 preposition

Around about

Top 2000 (comune)

Più comune: Around

	Around	Around about
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 /["/əˈraʊnd/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/əˈraʊnd/"]/	🇬🇧 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt// 🇺🇸 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt//
Significato	in una direzione circolare; nelle vicinanze in a circular direction; nearby	Approssimativamente o all'incirca. Approximately or roughly.
Esempio	The house is built around a central courtyard.	The meeting will start at around about 3 PM.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quanto è comune	Top 1000 (molto comune)	Top 2000 (comune)
Livello CEFR	A1	-
Categoria grammaticale	preposition
Collocazioni	look around, turn around, walk around, get around, set around	around about five, around about a week, around about the same time
Contrari	away, outside	exactly, precisely
Errori comuni	'Around' confused with 'around about' (wrong context)., Using 'around' when only specifying one direction., Omitting the preposition when combined with a location.	Confused with 'around' or 'about' alone., Used in overly formal contexts., 'Around about' not followed by a number for estimates.
Note d'uso	Usa 'around' per descrivere un movimento circolare o una posizione vicina a qualcosa. Evitalo in contesti molto formali. Use 'around' to describe movement in a circular way or location close to something. Avoid it in highly formal contexts.	Usato in contesti informali per indicare una stima di tempo o distanza. Evitare nella scrittura formale. Used in informal contexts to indicate an estimate of time or distance. Avoid in formal writing.

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Breaking Bad › S1 E5

and lie around, too tired to get up,

One, two, three, four, five... so on, around the table.

Breaking Bad › S1 E3

you from around town here or someplace else?

Breaking Bad › S1 E5

and lie around, too tired to get up,

One, two, three, four, five... so on, around the table.

Around

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Mr. Jarvis, do you think you could bring the car around? Oh, in about 20 seconds.

between the old man and his son around about, uh, 7:00 that night?

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Mr. Jarvis, do you think you could bring the car around? Oh, in about 20 seconds.

between the old man and his son around about, uh, 7:00 that night?

Around about

Domande frequenti: Around vs Around about

Qual è la differenza tra Around e Around about?

Around: in a circular direction; nearby Around about: Approximately or roughly.

Quale è più comune: Around e Around about?

Around è la più comune nell'inglese di tutti i giorni.

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

Around: The house is built around a central courtyard. Around about: The meeting will start at around about 3 PM.

Posso usare Around e Around about in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. Around e Around about sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.