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controlling pain or for rubbing into the body during

MASSAGE

pfc) ) ► aromatherapist noun aro-matic /.aera’maetik/ adj. having a pleasant noticeable smell ^ ; ft # Vfc W PW7I fragrant _:

aromatic oils/herbs ^

arose pt of arise

WHICH WORD?

around * round ♦about

■ Around and round can often be used with the same meaning in BrE, though around is more formal, ftlllllllin ft, around ft round Eft, ftM around

The earth goes round/around the sun. ftPB$ft o They live round/around the corner. fM J ^ PftEo o We travelled round/around

India. ₀ <> She turned round/

around when I came in. In

NAmE only around can be used in these meanings, ft, around₀

■ Around, round and about can also sometimes be

used with the same meaning in BrE. ft^B^lilfft, ft ft around, round ft about (ftefftftft: The kids

were running around/round/about outside. Till ft

o I’ve been waiting around/round/ about to see her all day.

E₀ In NAmE only around can be used in these meanings. ftdfeH^ft, around ₀

■ About or around can be used in both BrE and NAmE

to mean ‘approximately’. ft^B^iffftlkJt^tilfft, about sjc around We left around/

about 8 o’clock, ftfflft 8

around 0”* /a'raund/ adv., prep, m adv. »si=na For the special uses of around in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example come around to sth is in the phrasal verb section at come. * around ft®igzftisjft ft

ift come around to sth ft is] ft come 1 approximately ft : He arrived around five o’clock. ft ft ^ ^ E E ^ f ij fllj _o o The cost would be somewhere around £1 500. ft g ft 1 500 % ® ± ft ₀ 2 on every side; surrounding sb/sth ioj H : 0 jS] _: I could hear

laughter all around. IM ft J1 Mil ift o* oa yard with a fence all around EftKT 3 (especially

NAmE) (BrE usually round) moving in a circle 0 ;

How do you make the wheels go around?

4 (especially NAmE) (BrE usually round) measured in a circle 1U ® Mit#: an old tree

that was at least ten feet around W

5 in or to many places PJ it; [ftl # : We were all

running around trying to get ready in time. #• {fl ft ft ]?f O This is our new office—Kay will show you around. & lift 111

ft # ft - ft ₀ o There were papers lying around all over the floor. 6 used to describe

activities that have no real purpose 0 Sfcft; ft @ &5ft: There were several young people sitting around looking bored. -M'JftW^#fto

7 present in a place; available £b ft; ft ft ; pJ : There was more money around in those days. HP ft ft \fc ft ft 1$ o 0 I knocked but there was no one around, k M I n , ft Ji & ft ft )k n o o Digital television has been around for some time now. tit 7 ft ft E ^ ® 7ft — it ft ft T o 8 active and well known in a sport, profession, etc. ( a

new tennis champion who could be around for a long time nj fg £ M £1 ft ftc ft M fr M $ M ft O She’s been around as a film director since the 1980s. g 20 80

9 (.especially

NAmE) (BrE usually round) in a circle or curve to face another way or the opposite way ^^ ft:

She turned the car around and drove off.