MESS ABOUT/AROUND

Meaning of MESS ABOUT/AROUND in English

behave in a silly way.

↘occupy oneself in a pleasantly desultory way.

→ mess

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

MESS ABOUT/AROUND — POTTER ABOUT, pass the time, fiddle about/around, footle about/around, play about/around, fool about/around; fidget, toy, trifle, tamper, tinker, interfere, meddle, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MESS — I. ˈmes noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mes, from Old French, from Late Latin missus …
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
MESS — /mes/ , n. 1. a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess. 2. a person or …
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
MESS — I. ˈmes noun Etymology: Middle English mes, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin missus course at a meal, from missus, past …
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
MESS — noun mass; church service. 2. mess ·vt to supply with a mess. 3. mess ·noun the milk given by 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
MESS — [mess] n [ME mes, fr. MF, fr. LL missus course at a meal, fr. missus, pp. of mittere to put, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MESS — / mes; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun UNTIDY STATE 1. [ C , usually sing. ] a dirty …
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
MESS — I. mess 1 S2 /mes/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: mes 'food' , …
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
MESS — n. & v. --n. 1 a dirty or untidy state of things (the room is a mess). 2 a state …
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
MESS — n. & v. n. 1 a dirty or untidy state of things (the room is a mess). 2 a state …
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
MESS — n. & v. --n. 1. a dirty or untidy state of things (the room is a mess). 2 a state …
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
MESS — ( messes, messing, messed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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
MESS — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fine mess (= bad situation ) ▪ That’s another fine mess he’s got himself …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MESS — (UNTIDINESS) [noun] - a state of untidiness, dirtiness or lack of organizationThe sweets she had left in the back of …
Cambridge English vocab
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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
MESS — See ↑ UNTIDY 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a mess • ↑ be a mess/be a shambles • ↑ be …
Longman Activator 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 : …
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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), …
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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
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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
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MESS — mess.ogg _I 1. mes n 1. 1> беспорядок, кутерьма, путаница in a mess - в беспорядке; вверх дном ср. тж. …
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
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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
MESS — _I 1. mes n 1. 1> беспорядок, кутерьма, путаница in a mess - в беспорядке; вверх дном ср. тж. 2 …
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
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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
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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
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning his affairs. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MESS — _I 1. _n. 1> беспорядок; кутерьма; путаница; to make a mess of things - напутать; напортить; провалить все дело; - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

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