around

/ɚˈaʊnd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adverb

in the area or vicinity
“a few spectators standing about”
by a circular or circuitous route
“He came all the way around the base”
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
“wandering about with no place to go”
in a circle or circular motion
“The wheels are spinning around”
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
“lasted approximately an hour”
in or to a reversed position or direction
“about face”
to a particular destination either specified or understood
“she came around to see me”
all around or on all sides
“dirty clothes lying around (or about)”
in circumference
“the trunk is ten feet around”
from beginning to end; throughout
“It rains all year round on Skye”

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