FOLLOW (SOMEBODY) AROUND

Meaning of FOLLOW (SOMEBODY) AROUND in English

follow somebody around ( also follow somebody about British English ) phrasal verb ( see also ↑ follow )

to follow someone everywhere they go, especially when this is annoying:

She told him to go away and stop following her around.

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SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOLLOW — I. ˈfä(ˌ)lō, -_lə, often -_ləw+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English folwen, folowen, from Old English folgian; akin to …
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
FOLLOW — — followable , adj. /fol"oh/ , v.t. 1. to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows …
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
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOLLOW — I. ˈfä-(ˌ)lō verb Etymology: Middle English folwen, from Old English folgian; akin to Old High German folgēn to follow 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
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
FOLLOW — vt to succeed in order of time, rank, or office. 2. follow ·vt to copy after; to take as an …
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
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOLLOW — [fol.low] vb [ME folwen, fr. OE folgian; akin to OHG folgen to follow] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to go, proceed, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOLLOW — follow BrE AmE ˈfɒl əʊ AmE ˈfɑːl oʊ ▷ follow|ed d ▷ following ˈfɒl əʊ ɪŋ -u‿ɪŋ AmE ˈfɑːl oʊ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOLLOW — / ˈfɒləʊ; NAmE ˈfɑːloʊ/ verb GO AFTER 1. to come or go after or behind sb/sth : [ vn ] …
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
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOLLOW — fol ‧ low S1 W1 /ˈfɒləʊ $ ˈfɑːloʊ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ follower , ↑ …
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
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOLLOW — v. 1 tr. or (foll. by after) intr. go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead). 2 tr. …
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
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOLLOW — v. 1 tr. or (foll. by after) intr. go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead). 2 tr. …
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
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
FOLLOW — v. 1. tr. or (foll. by after) intr. go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead). 2 tr. …
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
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOLLOW — ( follows, following, followed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 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
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOLLOW — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES come/follow close on the heels of sth ▪ Yet another scandal followed close on the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOLLOW — Synonyms and related words : abide by, absorb, accept, accept advice, accommodate, accommodate with, accompany, accord, act up to, adapt, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
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
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOLLOW — verb 1 go after sb/sth ADVERB ▪ closely ▪ Johnson finished first, closely ~ed by Stevens and Higgins. ▪ reluctantly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FOLLOW — INDEX: 1. to follow someone 2. to closely follow a person or animal in order to watch them 3. to …
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
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOLLOW — v. 25B6; verb we'll let the others follow : COME BEHIND, come after, go behind, go after, walk behind. he …
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
SOMEBODY — pron. 1 one, someone, some person There must be somebody who will take you to the dance n. 2 personage, …
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
SOMEBODY — pronoun BAD : She hadn't seen somebody for over a week. GOOD : She hadn't seen anybody for over a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. ≈ Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn : anybody, someone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOLLOW — гл. 1) а) следовать, идти за I opened the door for her in silence, and followed her out. ≈ Я …
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
SOMEBODY — somebody.ogg 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOLLOW — follow.ogg 1. ʹfɒləʋ n удар накатом, накат ( бильярд ) 2. ʹfɒləʋ v 1. 1> следовать, идти ( за кем-л., …
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
FOLLOW — 1) следование || следовать 2) отслеживание, слежение || отслеживать, следить • to follow in — (последовательно) зачитывать сообщения, вести информационную …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FOLLOW — 1) следование || следовать 2) отслеживание, слежение || отслеживать, следить • to follow in — (последовательно) зачитывать сообщения, вести информационную передачу - contact follow - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FOLLOW — преследовать; следить, провожать (взглядом) слушать, следить (за словами); сопровождать (кого-л.); быть чьим-л. слугой придерживаться; заниматься чем-л.; сменить (кого-л.); быть преемником …
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
SOMEBODY — 1. [ʹsʌmbədı] n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) ~ - а) он влиятельный человек; …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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