Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic, transitive)To follow diligently.

  2. (US, idiomatic, slang, transitive)To treat wrongly, especially in a romantic relationship; to insult or nag.

Examples

36 sentences

  1. The dog is walking around the table.

    Собака ходить навколо стола.

    ruСобака ходит вокруг стола.

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  2. The dog ran around and around.

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  3. The dog ran around a tree.

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  4. The dog ran around the tree.

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  5. A dog ran around in the garden.

    ruПо саду бегала собака.

    deIm Garten lief ein Hund umher.

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Forms

dogs around, dogging around, dogged around, dogged around
Base formdog around · to dog around
3rd person singulardogs around
Present participledogging around
Past simpledogged around
Past participledogged around

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydog around
he, she, itdogs around

Past simpleLesson

all personsdogged around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dogged around
he, she, ithas dogged around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dog around

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
doerdogA1doggeddoggo
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