Around vs Around about

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Around

Top 1000 (muito comum) A1 preposition

Around about

Top 2000 (comum)

Mais comum: Around

	Around	Around about
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 /["/əˈraʊnd/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/əˈraʊnd/"]/	🇬🇧 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt// 🇺🇸 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt//
Significado	numa direção circular; por perto in a circular direction; nearby	Aproximadamente ou mais ou menos. Approximately or roughly.
Exemplo	The house is built around a central courtyard.	The meeting will start at around about 3 PM.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 1000 (muito comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Nível CEFR	A1	-
Classe gramatical	preposition
Colocações	look around, turn around, walk around, get around, set around	around about five, around about a week, around about the same time
Antônimos	away, outside	exactly, precisely
Erros comuns	'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.
Notas de uso	Use 'around' para descrever movimento de forma circular ou localização perto de algo. Evite em contextos muito formais. Use 'around' to describe movement in a circular way or location close to something. Avoid it in highly formal contexts.	Usado em contextos informais para indicar uma estimativa de tempo ou distância. Evite em textos formais. 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

Perguntas frequentes: Around vs Around about

Qual é a diferença entre Around e Around about?

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

Qual é mais comum: Around e Around about?

Around é a mais comum no inglês do dia a dia.

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

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

Posso usar Around e Around about de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Around e Around about são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.