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Meaning of around in English
Pronunciation
/əˈraʊnd/
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Adverb
around
Etymology
Middle English: from a-‘in, on’ + round
Definitions
1.
in the area or vicinity
Examples
« a few spectators standing about »
« hanging around »
« waited around for the next flight »
2.
by a circular or circuitous route
Examples
« He came all the way around the base »
« the road goes around the pond »
3.
to or among many different places or in no particular direction
Examples
« 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 a »
4.
in a circle or circular motion
Examples
« The wheels are spinning around »
5.
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Examples
« 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 hundre »
6.
in or to a reversed position or direction
Examples
« about face »
« brought the ship about »
« suddenly she turned around »
7.
to a particular destination either specified or understood
Examples
« she came around to see me »
« I invited them around for supper »
8.
all around or on all sides
Examples
« dirty clothes lying around (or about) »
« let's look about for help »
« There were trees growing all around »
« she looked around her »
9.
in circumference
Examples
« the trunk is ten feet around »
« the pond is two miles around »
10.
from beginning to end
Examples
« throughout »
« It rains all year round on Skye »
« frigid weather the year around »