PONCE ABOUT / AROUND

Meaning of PONCE ABOUT / AROUND in English

(usually used in the progressive tenses) ( BrE , informal ) to waste time when you are doing sth so that you achieve nothing; to do silly things in a way that looks ridiculous

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PONCE ABOUT/AROUND — behave in an affected or ineffectual way. → ponce
Concise Oxford English vocab
PONCE ABOUT/AROUND — ponce about/around phrasal verb British English informal ( see also ↑ ponce ) to waste time doing silly things: He’s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PONCE ABOUT /AROUND — Verb. To waste time, to idle away hours.
Slang English vocab
PONCE — geographical name city & port S Puerto Rico population 186,475
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
PONCE — ˈpän(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown slang Britain : pimp
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PONCE — /pawn"se/ , n. a seaport in S Puerto Rico. 161,739.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PONCE — /pons/ , n. Brit. Slang. 1. a pimp. 2. a campily effeminate male. [ 1870-75; of obscure orig. ]
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
PONCE — n. pimp, one who manages a prostitution business (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
PONCE — geographical name city & port S Puerto Rico population 186,475
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PONCE — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1872 British : pimp ; also usually disparaging : a male homosexual
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
PONCE — [ponce] n [origin unknown] (1872) Brit: pimp; also: a male homosexual--usu. used disparagingly
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PONCE — major city and principal port of southern Puerto Rico. The third most populous centre of the island, after San Juan …
Britannica English vocabulary
PONCE — Ponce Spanish name; place in Puerto Rico BrE AmE ˈpɒn t s eɪ pɒn t s AmE ˈpɔːn t s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PONCE — ponce BrE AmE pɒn t s AmE pɑːn t s ▷ ponced pɒn t st AmE pɑːn t st ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PONCE — / pɒns; NAmE pɑːns/ noun , verb ■ noun ( BrE , informal ) 1. a man who controls one …
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
PONCE — I. ponce 1 /pɒns $ pɑːns/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English informal 1 . taboo an offensive word for …
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
PONCE — n. & v. Brit. sl. --n. 1 a man who lives off a prostitute's earnings; a pimp. 2 offens. a …
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
PONCE — n. & v. Brit. sl. n. 1 a man who lives off a prostitute's earnings; a pimp. 2 offens. a …
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
PONCE — n. & v. Brit. sl. --n. 1. a man who lives off a prostitute's earnings; a pimp. 2 offens. a …
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
PONCE — ( ponces, poncing, ponced) 1. A ponce is the same as a pimp . ( BRIT INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED ) N-COUNT …
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
PONCE — (~s, poncing, ~d) 1. A ~ is the same as a pimp . (BRIT INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT 2. If you …
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
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABOUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PONCE — about/around [phrasal verb] [I] -ier, -iest [UK] [informal] [disapproving] - to do something slowly and badly without giving it your …
Cambridge 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
PONCE — 1. сущ.; сл. сутенер Syn : souteneur 2. гл.; сл. 1) быть сутенером, жить на средства проститутки 2) (тж. ponce …
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
PONCE — 1. ʹpɒns n сл. сутенёр 2. pɒns v сл. 1. быть сутенёром, жить на средства проститутки 2. ( тж. ponce …
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
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
PONCE — 1. ʹpɒns n сл. сутенёр 2. pɒns v сл. 1. быть сутенёром, жить на средства проститутки 2. ( тж. ponce …
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
PONCE
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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