GAD ABOUT/AROUND

Meaning of GAD ABOUT/AROUND in English

gad about/around phrasal verb ( see also ↑ gad )

informal to go out and enjoy yourself, going to many different places, especially when you should be doing something else:

While I’m at home cooking, he’s gadding about with his friends.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

GAD ABOUT/AROUND — informal go from place to place in the pursuit of pleasure. → gad
Concise Oxford English vocab
GAD ABOUT / AROUND — ( informal , especially BrE ) to visit different places and have fun, especially when you should be doing sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAD — Airport Name : Northeast Alabama Regional Airport Airport Location : Gadsden, Alabama, United States IATA Code : GAD ICAO Code …
Airport Code English Dictionary
GAD — I. ˈgad, ˈgaa(ə)d noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English gad, gadd, from Old Norse gaddr spike, sting — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABOUT — I. əˈbau̇t, usu -d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English about, abouten, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAD — /gad/ , interj. (used as a mild oath.) Also, gad . [ 1600-10; euphemism for GOD ] /gad/ , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAD — gad 1 — gadder , n. — gaddingly , adv. /gad/ , v. , gadded, gadding , n. v.i. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOUT — /euh bowt"/ , prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAD — n. male first name (Hebrew); son of Jacob (Biblical); one of the 12 tribes of Israel, Tribe of Gad
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AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOUT — I. ə-ˈbau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside — more at but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAD — noun a sharp-pointed rod; a goad. 2. gad ·noun a spike on a gauntlet; a gadling. 3. gad ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
ABOUT — adv on all sides; around. 2. about ·prep around; all round; on every side of. 3. about ·prep in concern …
Webster English vocab
GAD — [gad] n [ME, spike, fr. ON gaddr; akin to OE geard rod--more at yard] (1671) 1: a chisel or pointed …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAD — one of the 12 tribes of Israel that in biblical times composed the people of Israel who later became the …
Britannica English vocabulary
GAD — gad, Gad BrE AmE ɡæd ▷ gadded ˈɡæd ɪd -əd ▷ gadding ˈɡæd ɪŋ ▷ gads ɡædz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAD — / gæd; NAmE / verb ( -dd- ) • PHRASAL VERBS - gad about / around •• WORD ORIGIN late …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — / əˈbaʊt; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective ■ adverb 1. a little more or less than; a little …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAD — gad /ɡæd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle gadded , present participle gadding ) [ Date: 1400-1500 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABOUT — I. a ‧ bout 1 S1 W1 /əˈbaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . concerning or relating to a particular subject: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAD — int. (also by gad) an expression of surprise or emphatic assertion. [= God]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAD — v. & n. --v.intr. (gadded, gadding) (foll. by about, abroad, around) go about idly or in search of pleasure. --n. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAD — int. (also by gad) an expression of surprise or emphatic assertion. [ = God ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAD — v. & n. v.intr. (gadded, gadding) (foll. by about, abroad, around) go about idly or in search of pleasure. n. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAD — 1. v. & n. --v.intr. (gadded, gadding) (foll. by about, abroad, around) go about idly or in search of pleasure. …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Oxford English vocab
GAD — ( gads, gadding, gadded) If you gad about , you go to a lot of different places looking for amusement …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAD — Synonyms and related words : Ahasuerus, Ancient Mariner, Argonaut, Flying Dutchman, Goliard, Odysseus, Oisin, Ossian, Ulysses, bat, bat around, bird …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
ABOUT — INDEX: 1. about a subject or person 2. to have something as the main subject RELATED WORDS talk about : …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAD — v. Usually, gad about or around. gallivant, run around, flit about, traipse He's never home, always gadding about, from one …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GAD — [Other] A Semitic (Canaanite, Phoenician, etc.) deity who personifies good fate and fortune. This female deity protects people and places. …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
GAD — goad бодец, стрекало острие, острый шип (историческое) копье (устаревшее) землемерный шест (устаревшее) мера длины (техническое) зубило, резец (горное) клин (для …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABOUT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAD — _I gæd n 1. = goad I 1 2. остриё, острый шип 3. ист. копьё 4. уст. землемерный шест 5. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AROUND — around.ogg 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ABOUT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAD — шляться, шататься без дела (gad about, gad abroad) ну?; да ну!; вот так так! (выражает изумление, сожаление, гнев, досаду) острие, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AROUND — around нареч.1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn:everywhere, all …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GAD — I [gæd] n 1. = goad I 1 2. остриё, острый шип 3. ист. копьё 4. уст. землемерный шест 5. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
GAD — _I gæd n 1. = goad I 1 2. остриё, острый шип 3. ист. копьё 4. уст. землемерный шест 5. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around and …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ABOUT
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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