回る
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Meanings
- to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin
- to go around, to circle, to revolve around, to orbit
- to make the rounds (of), to go around (several places), to travel around, to make a tour of, to patrol
- to go by way of, to go via, to stop by (on the way), to take a roundabout route, to make a detour
- to move around (to another place or position), to come around, to go over (e.g. to the opposing side)
- to come around (of one's turn), to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.)
- to function, to work well
- to spread, to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention), to reach, to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.)
- to pass (a time), to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock)
- to earn interest
- to ... around, to ... about
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Example sentences
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
A security guard is patrolling around the building.
Alcohol takes effect in my body quickly.
The tourists went around the famous sights of Kyoto.
The hands of the clock stopped turning properly.
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important, serious, crucial; valuable, precious; serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis; great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing; safe, OK
to get dirty, to become dirty; to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
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character (esp. kanji), letter, written text; handwriting, penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
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View detailsto get dirty, to become dirty; to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
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