Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be around

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.73 in modern English

Syllables: be around
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be alive, existent, or present.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be near; to socialize with.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I'll be around for another hour or so."
"This restaurant has been around since 1938."
"The article said that dinos were around for about 250 million years."
"Well, sir, you remember this young Georgie sort of disappeared, after his grandfather's death, and nobody seemed to know much what had become of him—though I did hear, once or twice, that he was still around somewhere."
"The New York-style hot dog I love has been around for well over a hundred years."
"You're fun to be around."

Usage

Inflected Forms

is around (present, singular) being around (participle, present) was around (past) been around (participle, past)

Phrases

have been around

Frequently Paired Words

have been around

Questions

What does be around mean?: To be alive, existent, or present.

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