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around

/ around /
adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
in a circle or circular motion
"The wheels are spinning around"
adverb Sense 2
in circumference
"the trunk is ten feet around"
"the pond is two miles around"
adverb Sense 3
to a particular destination either specified or understood
"she came around to see me"
"I invited them around for supper"
adverb Sense 4
by a circular or circuitous route
"He came all the way around the base"
"the road goes around the pond"
adverb Sense 5
in or to a reversed position or direction
"about face"
"brought the ship about"
"suddenly she turned around"
adverb Sense 6
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"
adverb Sense 7
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 a"
adverb Sense 8
from beginning to end; throughout
"It rains all year round on Skye"
"frigid weather the year around"
adverb Sense 9
in the area or vicinity
"a few spectators standing about"
"hanging around"
"waited around for the next flight"
adverb Sense 10
(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 hundre"
Semantic Complexity
82%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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