MESS AROUND

Meaning of MESS AROUND in English

[mess around] vi (ca. 1932) 1: to waste time: dawdle, idle

2. a: associate "don't mess around with admirals much --K. M. Dodson" b: flirt, philander "caught him messing around with my wife"

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

MESS AROUND — intransitive verb Date: 1918 to waste time ; dawdle , idle , 2. associate , flirt , philander
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MESS AROUND — intransitive verb 1. a. : dabble , putter small boys and girls who like to mess around with paints — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MESS AROUND — loiter, remain idle in one place
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MESS AROUND — Date: 1918 1. : to waste time : dawdle , idle 2. a. : associate don't mess around with admirals …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MESS AROUND — Function: intransitive verb Date: 1918 1 : to waste time : DAWDLE , IDLE 2 a : ASSOCIATE <don't mess …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MESS AROUND — ( BrE also ˌmess aˈbout ) 1. to behave in a silly and annoying way, especially instead of doing sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MESS AROUND — mess around ( also mess about British English ) phrasal verb informal ( see also ↑ mess ) 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MESS AROUND — 1. If you mess around or mess about , you spend time doing things without any particular purpose or without …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MESS AROUND — 1. If you ~ or mess about, you spend time doing things without any particular purpose or without achieving anything. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MESS AROUND — Synonyms and related words : Paul-Pry, bat out, botch, bungle, busybody, butt in, coquet, dabble, dally, dash off, do anyhow, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Slang English vocab
MESS AROUND — Function: verb 1 Synonyms: FIDDLE 2, doodle, mess, potter, puddle, putter, tinker 2 Synonyms: MEDDLE , busybody, butt in, fool, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MESS AROUND — verb 1. Synonyms: fiddle 2, doodle, mess, potter, puddle, putter, tinker 2. Synonyms: meddle , busybody, butt in, fool, horn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MESS AROUND — See ↑ BEHAVE 3
Longman Activator English vocab
MESS 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 AROUND — v. ( colloq. ) ( AE ) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ with
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
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Словарь английских идиом
MESS AROUND — play around, engage in idle activity The children were messing around in the school yard before the class began.
English Idioms vocab
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American Idioms English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MESS AROUND — = mess about
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MESS AROUND — = mess about
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MESS AROUND — = mess about
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MESS AROUND — вызывать беспорядок, обращаться несерьезно; лодырничать, возиться с, приставать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MESS AROUND — вызывать беспорядок, обращаться несерьезно; лодырничать, возиться с, приставать
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MESS AROUND
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MESS AROUND — I phrvi infml 1) He enjoys messing around on the river — Он любит болтаться на реке 2) Tell the boys to stop messing …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
MESS AROUND — I phrvi infml 1) He enjoys messing around on the river — Он любит болтаться на реке 2) Tell the …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
MESS AROUND — mess around phrvi infml 1. He enjoys messing around on the river Он любит болтаться на реке 2. Tell the …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
MESS AROUND — I 1) He enjoys messing around on the river — Он любит болтаться на реке 2) Tell the boys to …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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