POTTER AROUND

Meaning of POTTER AROUND in English

or potter about

If you potter around or potter about , you do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying. ( BRIT; in AM, use putter around )

I was perfectly happy just pottering around doing up my flat...

At weekends he would potter around the garden.

PHRASAL VERB : V P , V P n

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

POTTER AROUND — or potter about If you ~ or potter about, you do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying. (BRIT; in AM, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POTTER AROUND — DO NOTHING MUCH, fiddle about/around, footle about/around; informal mess about/around; Brit. informal muck about/around; N. Amer. informal putter about/around, lollygag. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POTTER — n. pottero (-ía, -íe)
English interlingue dictionary
POTTER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Aiken Conrad Potter Huntington Collis Potter Potter Helen Beatrix Potter Dennis Christopher George Stewart …
Английский словарь Британика
POTTER — I. ˈpäd.ə(r), -ätə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pottere, from Old English, from pott pot + -ere -er …
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
POTTER — potter 1 /pot"euhr/ , n. a person who makes pottery. [ bef. 1100; ME; late OE pottere. See POT 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
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
POTTER — noun one who pots meats or other eatables. 2. potter ·noun one who hawks crockery or earthenware. 3. potter ·noun …
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
POTTER — [pot.ter] n (bef. 12c): one that makes pottery [2]potter vi [prob. freq. of E dial. pote to poke] (1829): putter …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POTTER — county, northern Pennsylvania, U.S., bordering New York state to the north. It consists of a mountainous region on the Allegheny …
Britannica English vocabulary
POTTER — potter, P~ BrE AmE ˈpɒt ə AmE ˈpɑːt̬ ə r ▷ potter|ed d ▷ pottering ˈpɒt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POTTER — I. pot ‧ ter 1 /ˈpɒtə $ ˈpɑːtər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1000-1100 ; Origin: pot …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POTTER — I. Potter, Bea ‧ trix /ˈbɪətrɪks $ ˈbɪər-/ BrE AmE (1866–1943) a British writer who wrote stories for young children …
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
POTTER — n. a maker of ceramic vessels. øpotter's field a burial place for paupers, strangers, etc. (after Matt. 27:7). potter's wheel …
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
POTTER — n. a maker of ceramic vessels. potter's field a burial place for paupers, strangers, etc. (after Matt. 27:7). potter's wheel …
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
POTTER — 1. v. (US putter) 1. intr. a (often foll. by about, around) work or occupy oneself in a desultory but …
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
POTTER — ( potters, pottering, pottered) A potter is someone who makes pottery. N-COUNT
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
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POTTER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES potter's wheel EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A perfectly formed loaf brings the same satisfaction …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POTTER — [noun] [U] UKI'm just going into town for a potter round the shops.
Cambridge English vocab
POTTER — n. Aiken Conrad Potter Huntington Collis Potter Potter Helen Beatrix Potter Dennis Christopher George Stewart Potter Martha Beatrice Potter
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POTTER
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
POTTER — n. 25B6; verb we pottered down to the library : AMBLE, wander, meander, stroll, saunter, maunder; informal mosey, tootle, toddle; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
POTTER — I . Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) an English writer of children’s books about the adventures of animals, including Peter Rabbit , …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
POTTER — v. Chiefly Brit dabble (in or with), toy with, trifle with, fribble, fool (with or about or around), fritter (away), …
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
POTTER — I сущ. гончар; горшечник; продавец глиняной посуды, гончарных изделий potter's wheel ≈ гончарный круг II 1. гл. 1) заниматься чем-л. …
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
POTTER — _I ʹpɒtə n 1. гончар potter's clay - гончарная /горшечная, пластичная/ глина potter's wheel - гончарный круг 2. продавец гончарных …
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
POTTER — работать беспорядочно (at, in над чем-л.) работать лениво, лодырничать (тж. potter about) бесцельно тратить время гончар
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
POTTER — _I ʹpɒtə n 1. гончар potter's clay - гончарная /горшечная, пластичная/ глина potter's wheel - гончарный круг 2. продавец гончарных …
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
POTTER — I ˈpɔtə сущ. гончар; горшечник; продавец глиняной посуды, гончарных изделий potter's wheel — гончарный круг II 1. ˈpɔtə гл. 1) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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
POTTER — I ['Ј€«†] potter.wav сущ. гончар; горшечник; продавец глиняной посуды, гончарных изделий potter's wheel — гончарный круг II 1. ['Ј€«†] potter.wav гл. 1) заниматься несистематически, непрофессинально (чем-л. - …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: everywhere, all over 2) в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AROUND — 1. _adv. 1> всюду, кругом 2> в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around - дерево имеет четыре …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AROUND — 1. adv. 1. всюду, кругом 2. в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around - дерево имеет четыре …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
POTTER — работать беспорядочно (at, in над чем-л.) работать лениво, лодырничать (тж. potter about) бесцельно тратить время гончар
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
POTTER — _I ˈpɔtə _n. гончар; potter's clay гончарная или горшечная глина; potter's lathe (wheel) гончарный станок (круг) _II ˈpɔtə _v. 1> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AROUND — 1. _adv. 1> всюду, кругом 2> в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around дерево имеет четыре фута …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AROUND — I adj infml It'll be useful to have her around — Она нам всегда пригодится There just weren't any girls around at …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
AROUND — I adj infml It'll be useful to have her around — Она нам всегда пригодится There just weren't any girls …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
AROUND — around adj infml It'll be useful to have her around Она нам всегда пригодится There just weren't any girls around …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
POTTER — I сущ. гончар; горшечник; продавец глиняной посуды, гончарных изделий potter's wheel ≈ гончарный круг II 1. гл. 1) заниматься чем-л. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROUND — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 30 mile/360 kilometre/2 hour etc round trip ▪ A coachload of supporters made the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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