How do you use Autour in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Autour in a sentence
Autour meaning
Obsolete form of author.
Using Autour
- The main meaning on this page is: Obsolete form of author.
- In the example corpus, autour often appears in combinations such as: autour du, voyage autour.
Context around Autour
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Autour
- In this selection, "autour" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, voyage and relais stand out and add context to how "autour" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as voyage autour du monde and la pérouse autour du monde. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "autour" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with autour
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The 2024 Relay Race ‘Relais Autour Du Monde Terre De Jeux’ took place in Suva yesterday. (16 words)
Verne's friend Jacques Arago had written a very popular Voyage autour du monde in 1853. (16 words)
Before the mystery was solved the revolutionary French government had published the records of the voyage as far as Kamchatka: Voyage De La Pérouse Autour du Monde, 1–4 (Paris, 1797). (31 words)
About six sources have been suggested as the origins of the story, as follows: Greek traveller Pausanias (c. 100 AD) wrote a work that was translated into French in 1797 as Voyage autour du monde ("Around the World"). (38 words)
Before the mystery was solved the revolutionary French government had published the records of the voyage as far as Kamchatka: Voyage De La Pérouse Autour du Monde, 1–4 (Paris, 1797). (31 words)
The 2024 Relay Race ‘Relais Autour Du Monde Terre De Jeux’ took place in Suva yesterday. (16 words)
Example sentences (4)
The 2024 Relay Race ‘Relais Autour Du Monde Terre De Jeux’ took place in Suva yesterday.
About six sources have been suggested as the origins of the story, as follows: Greek traveller Pausanias (c. 100 AD) wrote a work that was translated into French in 1797 as Voyage autour du monde ("Around the World").
Before the mystery was solved the revolutionary French government had published the records of the voyage as far as Kamchatka: Voyage De La Pérouse Autour du Monde, 1–4 (Paris, 1797).
Verne's friend Jacques Arago had written a very popular Voyage autour du monde in 1853.
Common combinations with autour
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- autour du 4×
- voyage autour 2×