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around in WordNet English dictionary
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"
approximately about close to just about some roughly more or less around or so approximately about close to just about some roughly more or less around or so
- in the area or vicinity
"a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
about around about around
- in or to a reversed position or direction
"about face"; "suddenly she turned around"
about around about around
- 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"
about around about around
- 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"
about around about around
- in circumference
"the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"
around around
- from beginning to end; throughout
"It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
round around round around
- by a circular or circuitous route
"He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
around around
- in a circle or circular motion
"The wheels are spinning around"
around around
- to a particular destination either specified or understood
"she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"
around around
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University