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Around

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Definitions for Around

adverb
in the area or vicinity
Synonyms
about
Examples
  1. a few spectators standing about
  2. hanging around
  3. waited around for the next flight
adverb
by a circular or circuitous route
Examples
  1. He came all the way around the base
  2. the road goes around the pond
adverb
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
Synonyms
about
Examples
  1. wandering about with no place to go
  2. people were rushing about
  3. news gets around (or about)
  4. traveled around in Asia
  5. he needs advice from someone who's been around
  6. she sleeps around
adverb
in a circle or circular motion
Examples
  1. The wheels are spinning around
adverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Synonyms
approximately about close to just about some roughly more or less or so
Examples
  1. lasted approximately an hour
  2. in just about a minute
  3. he's about 30 years old
  4. I've had about all I can stand
  5. we meet about once a month
  6. some forty people came
  7. weighs around a hundred pounds
  8. roughly $3,000
  9. holds 3 gallons, more or less
  10. 20 or so people were at the party
adverb
in or to a reversed position or direction
Synonyms
about
Examples
  1. about face
  2. suddenly she turned around
adverb
to a particular destination either specified or understood
Examples
  1. she came around to see me
  2. I invited them around for supper
adverb
all around or on all sides
Synonyms
about
Examples
  1. dirty clothes lying around (or about)
  2. let's look about for help
  3. There were trees growing all around
  4. she looked around her
adverb
in circumference
Examples
  1. the trunk is ten feet around
  2. the pond is two miles around
adverb
from beginning to end
Synonyms
round
Examples
  1. throughout
  2. It rains all year round on Skye
  3. frigid weather the year around

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