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List of meaning for around

nearby; In the area

about, around(adverb)

in the area or vicinity

"a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"

around(adverb)

by a circular or circuitous route

"He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"

about, around(adverb)

used of movement 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"

around(adverb)

in a circle or circular motion

"The wheels are spinning around"

approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so(adverb)

(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"

about, around(adverb)

in or to a reversed position or direction

"about face"; "suddenly she turned around"

around(adverb)

to a particular destination either specified or understood

"she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"

about, around(adverb)

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"

around(adverb)

in circumference

"the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"

round, around(adverb)

from beginning to end; throughout

"It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"

having being at the present time

she's generally regarded as one of the most talented singers around

on all sides or in every direction he looked around

butterflies were flying all around

toward the opposite direction

she turned around and saw him

at, within, or to a short distance or time our dog usually stays around our yard

he'll be getting in around 6:00

from beginning to end

a team that plays all year around

close to but not exactly

there's around a hundred books still left to be packed in boxes

in one place and another

while typewriters can still be seen around, they are no longer the common office fixtures they once were

close to

I wouldn't stand around those rocks—there could be snakes under them

in random positions within the boundaries of

huge, strangely shaped rocks were scattered around the canyon floor

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