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— meaning in English

lái

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English meaning

  • around prep Positioned so as to surround or encircle something.
  • come verb To move toward the speaker, a particular place, or a point of reference.

Senses

来 is used for these senses in English:

  • around Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
  • come (intransitive) To move nearer to the point of perspective.
  • come over (informal) To seem; to come to express a feeling or state.

around — full definition

  1. prep Positioned so as to surround or encircle something.
  2. prep Roughly, or in the general area of (a place, time, or amount).
  3. adv From place to place, without a fixed destination; or, present nearby.

come — full definition

  1. verb To move toward the speaker, a particular place, or a point of reference.
  2. verb To arrive or take place.
  3. verb To reach a particular state, condition, or result.
  4. verb To originate from a particular place, background, or source.
  5. verb To have an orgasm.

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