MOON ABOUT/AROUND

Meaning of MOON ABOUT/AROUND in English

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

British English informal to spend your time lazily, moving around with no real purpose:

I wish you’d stop mooning about and do something useful!

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

MOON ABOUT / AROUND — ( BrE , informal ) to spend time doing nothing or walking around with no particular purpose, especially because you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOON — Sole natural satellite of Earth, which it orbits from west to east at a mean distance of about 238,900 mi …
Английский словарь Британика
MOON — I. ˈmün noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mone, moone, from Old English mōna; 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
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
MOON — — mooner , n. — moonless , adj. /moohn/ , n. 1. the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at …
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
MOON — I. ˈmün noun Etymology: Middle English mone, from Old English mōna; akin to Old High German māno moon, Latin mensis …
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
MOON — vt to expose to the rays of the moon. 2. moon ·noun a crescentlike outwork. ·see half-moon. 3. moon ·vi …
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
MOON — [moon] n [ME mone, fr. OE mona; akin to OHG mano moon, L mensis month, Gk men month, mene moon] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOON — sole natural satellite of the Earth. It revolves around the planet from west to east at a mean distance of …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOON — / muːn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (usually the moon ) (also the Moon ) [ sing. …
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
MOON — I. moon 1 W3 /muːn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mona ] 1 . the moon/the …
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
MOON — n. & v. --n. 1 a the natural satellite of the earth, orbiting it monthly, illuminated by the sun and …
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
MOON — n. & v. n. 1 a the natural satellite of the earth, orbiting it monthly, illuminated by the sun and …
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
MOON — n. & v. --n. 1. a the natural satellite of the earth, orbiting it monthly, illuminated by the sun and …
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
MOON — ( moons) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The moon is the …
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
MOON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES crescent moon ▪ a crescent moon full moon half moon moon boot Moon landings …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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MOON — (PLANET) [noun] [U] - the object, similar to a planet, which moves in the sky around the Earth once every …
Cambridge English vocab
MOON — n. Sole natural satellite of Earth, which it orbits from west to east at a mean distance of about 238,900 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOON — Synonyms and related words : April showers, Artemis, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Cynthia, Diana, Hecate, Hekate, Luna, Phoebe, Proteus, Selene, abundant year, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOON — See: ASK FOR THE MOON or CRY FOR THE MOON, DARK OF THE MOON, FULL OF THE MOON, ONCE IN …
Slang 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
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
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
MOON — See: ASK FOR THE MOON or CRY FOR THE MOON, DARK OF THE MOON, FULL OF THE MOON, ONCE IN …
Словарь английских идиом
MOON
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
MOON — moon.ogg 1. mu:n n 1. луна the Moon - астр. Луна new moon - молодой месяц; новолуние full moon - …
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
MOON — 1) луна 2) месяц 3) астрон. спутник естественный • artificial moon satellite — космонавт. спутник Луны искусственный eclipse of the Moon — лунное затмение far side …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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
MOON — 1. mu:n n 1. луна the Moon - астр. Луна new moon - молодой месяц; новолуние full moon - полная …
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
MOON
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

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