LARK ABOUT/AROUND

Meaning of LARK ABOUT/AROUND in English

Brit. behave in a playful and mischievous way.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

LARK ABOUT / AROUND — ( old-fashioned informal , especially BrE ) to enjoy yourself by behaving in a silly way SYN mess about / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LARK ABOUT/AROUND — lark about/around phrasal verb British English informal ( see also ↑ lark ) to have fun by behaving in a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LARK — Any of about 75 species of songbirds (family Alaudidae) found throughout the continental Old World. Only the horned, or shore, …
Английский словарь Британика
LARK
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
LARK — lark 1 /lahrk/ , n. 1. any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by …
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
LARK — I. ˈlärk noun Etymology: Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāwerce; akin to Old High German lērihha lark Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
LARK — vi a frolic; a jolly time. 2. lark ·vi to catch larks; as, to go larking. 3. lark ·vi to …
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
LARK — [lark] n [ME laveroc, laverke, fr. OE lawerce; akin to OHG lerihha lark] (bef. 12c): any of a family (Alaudidae) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LARK — family name Alaudidae, any of about 75 species of a songbird family (order Passeriformes). Larks occur throughout the continental Old …
Britannica English vocabulary
LARK — lark, Lark BrE AmE lɑːk AmE lɑːrk ▷ larked lɑːkt AmE lɑːrkt ▷ larking ˈlɑːk ɪŋ AmE ˈlɑːrk ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LARK — / lɑːk; NAmE lɑːrk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small brown bird with a pleasant song —see also …
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
LARK — I. lark 1 /lɑːk $ lɑːrk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1,5: Language: Old English ; Origin: lawerce ] …
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
LARK — n. & v. colloq. --n. 1 a frolic or spree; an amusing incident; a joke. 2 Brit. a type of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LARK — n. 1 any small bird of the family Alaudidae with brown plumage, elongated hind claws and tuneful song, esp. the …
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
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
LARK — 1. n.1 any small bird of the family Alaudidae with brown plumage, elongated hind claws and tuneful song, esp. the …
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
LARK — ( larks) 1. A lark is a small brown bird which makes a pleasant sound. N-COUNT 2. If you say …
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 …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LARK — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The trip to Dresden was a lark . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABOUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LARK — n. Any of about 75 species of songbirds (family Alaudidae) found throughout the continental Old World. Only the horned, or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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
LARK — n. (informal) 25B6; noun we were just having a bit of a lark : FUN, amusement, laugh, giggle, joke; escapade, …
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
LARK — n. 1 frolic, spree, escapade, caper, fling, romp, adventure, revel, jape, game, antic, horseplay, shenanigans, mischief, prank, practical joke The …
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
LARK — I сущ. жаворонок larks sing, warble ≈ жаворонки поют to rise with the lark ≈ вставать чуть свет, с петухами …
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
LARK — lark.ogg _I lɑ:k n зоол. жаворонок ( Alauda gen. ) to rise with the lark - вставать чуть свет; вставать …
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
LARK — lark I сущ.жаворонок larks sing, warble — жаворонки поют•• to rise with the lark — вставать чуть свет, с петухами …
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
LARK — _I lɑ:k n зоол. жаворонок ( Alauda gen. ) to rise with the lark - вставать чуть свет; вставать с …
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
LARK — I сущ. жаворонок larks sing, warble — жаворонки поют •• to rise with the lark — вставать чуть свет, с …
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
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LARK — I сущ. жаворонок larks sing, warble — жаворонки поют •• to rise with the lark — вставать чуть свет, с петухами II 1. сущ. 1) шутка, проказа; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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