Learn English – Meaning of moving round

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If I lived in a hot climate I would try to avoid moving round much in siesta time.

I didn't catch the meaning of moving round. I looked for the phrasal verb, but didn't get any useful results. I first thought that moving round = repeatedly moving on around something.

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In American English the expression is usually stated as move around, which in this context means to do any kind of physical activity like walking. It is the opposite of stay in one place or stay put.

It is possible to shorten around to 'round, with the apostrophe included in the spelling. I'm not familiar with move round.

Oxford Dictionary has a usage note about around and round. It is interesting reading, especially since there is different usage in UK English and US English.

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