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Around Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Around? [adv] (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "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" [adv] in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around" [adv] in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" [adv] from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" [adv] by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond" [adv] in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around" [adv] all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her" [adv] to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper" [adv] in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around" [adv] to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Around: about \| approximately \| close to \| just about \| more or less \| or so \| roughly \| round \| some Related Terms \| Find terms related to Around: about \| again \| alive \| all about \| all over \| all round \| all through \| almost \| along toward \| anticlockwise \| any which way \| anyhow \| anywise \| approximately \| at close quarters \| at hand \| at random \| back \| backward \| by \| by way of \| circa \| clockwise \| close \| close about \| close at hand \| close by \| close upon \| counterclockwise \| encircling \| enclosing \| encompassing \| enveloping \| every which way \| everywhence \| everywhere \| everywhither \| existent \| existing \| far and wide \| fast by \| from every quarter \| haphazard \| haphazardly \| hard \| hard by \| head over heels \| heels over head \| helter-skelter \| here and there \| hereabout \| hereabouts \| in a circle \| in a spin \| in a whirl \| in all directions \| in circles \| in every quarter \| in reverse \| in spitting distance \| in the neighborhood \| in the vicinity \| just about \| living \| near \| near at hand \| near enough to \| near upon \| nearabout \| nearabouts \| nearby \| nearly \| nigh \| nigh about \| not far \| on all sides \| on every side \| only a step \| over \| passing by \| passing through \| random \| randomly \| roughly \| round \| round about \| round and round \| somewhere about \| surrounding \| thereabout \| thereabouts \| through \| throughout \| upwards of \| via \| widdershins \| within call \| within earshot \| within hearing \| within reach See Also \| Around In Webster's Dictionary \Around"\, adv. [Pref. a- + round.] 1. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town. 3. Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place. [Colloq. U. S.] Note: See {Round}, the shorter form, adv. & prep., which, in some of the meanings, is more commonly used. \Around"\, prep. 1. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about. A lambent flame arose, which gently spread Around his brows. --Dryden. 2. From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner. [Colloq. U. S.]

Around Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Around?

[adv] (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "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"
[adv] in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"
[adv] in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
[adv] from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
[adv] by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
[adv] in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around"
[adv] all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"
[adv] to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"
[adv] in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"
[adv] to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "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"

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Around In Webster's Dictionary

\A*round"\, adv. [Pref. a- + round.]
1. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.

2. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space;
   all about; as, to travel around from town to town.

3. Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing
   around when the fight took place. [Colloq. U. S.]

Note: See {Round}, the shorter form, adv. & prep., which, in
      some of the meanings, is more commonly used.


\A*round"\, prep.
1. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make
   the circuit of; about.

         A lambent flame arose, which gently spread Around
         his brows.                            --Dryden.

2. From one part to another of; at random through; about; on
   another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house
   standing around the corner. [Colloq. U. S.]

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