around meaning

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around preposition
1. on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about
around adverb
1. by a circular or circuitous route
  • "He came all the way around the base"
  • "the road goes around the pond"
2. in a circle or circular motion
  • "The wheels are spinning around"
3. to a particular destination either specified or understood
  • "she came around to see me"
  • "I invited them around for supper"
4. in circumference
  • "the trunk is ten feet around"
  • "the pond is two miles around"
about adverb
1. in the area or vicinity
Related: around
  • "a few spectators standing about"
  • "hanging around"
  • "waited around for the next flight"
2. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
Related: around
  • "wandering about with no place to go"
  • "people were rushing about"
  • "news gets around (or about)"
  • "traveled around in Asia"
  • "he needs advice from someone who's been around"
  • "she sleeps around"
3. in or to a reversed position or direction
Related: around
  • "about face"
  • "suddenly she turned around"
4. all around or on all sides
Related: around
  • "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"
  • "let's look about for help"
  • "There were trees growing all around"
  • "she looked around her"
round adverb
1. from beginning to end; throughout
Related: around
  • "It rains all year round on Skye"
  • "frigid weather the year around"
approximately adverb
1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Related: about, close_to, just_about, some, roughly, more_or_less, around, or_so
  • "lasted approximately an hour"
  • "in just about a minute"
  • "he's about 30 years old"
  • "I've had about all I can stand"
  • "we meet about once a month"
  • "some forty people came"
  • "weighs around a hundred pounds"
  • "roughly $3,000"
  • "holds 3 gallons, more or less"
  • "20 or so people were at the party"
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