English word around comes from Middle English a-, Middle English round
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a- | Middle English (enm) | |
round | Middle English (enm) | |
around | Middle English (enm) | |
around | English (eng) | (of distance, time) Near; in the vicinity of.. At various places in.. Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.. Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.. Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point. (with turn, spin, etc.) Partially or completely rotated, including to face in the opposite [...] |