be around

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to have experience of many people, places, or situations

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   have been around

   Usage: The experience sense is normally expressed with have/has been around: she has been around. It describes worldly experience, not a location or a direct object.

   We wanted advice from someone who had been around and understood how negotiations could fail.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   We wanted advice from someone who had been around and understood how negotiations could fail.

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