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   around

   /əˈraʊnd/

   adverb

   • 1. located or situated on every side: "the mountains towering all around" Similar on every sideon all sidesin all directionsthroughoutall overall over the placeeverywhereabouthere and there
   • 2. so as to face in the opposite direction: "Guy seized her by the shoulders and turned her around" Similar in the opposite directionin the reverse directionto face the other waybackwardsto the rear
   • 3. in or to many places throughout a locality: "word got around that he was on the verge of retirement"
   • 4. aimlessly or unsystematically; here and there: "one of them was glancing nervously around"
   • 5. present, living, in the vicinity, or in active use: "there was no one around" Similar nearbynearaboutclose bycloseat handclose at handin the vicinityin the neighbourhoodon the doorstep(just) round the cornerwithin (easy) reachat close rangehard byaccessiblehandyconvenient
   • 6. (used with a number or quantity) approximately: "software costs would be around £1,500" Similar approximatelyaboutround aboutroughlyin the region ofsomething likein the area ofin the neighbourhood ofof the order ofor soor thereaboutsthere or thereaboutsmore or lessgive or take a fewplus or minus a fewnearlyclose toas near as dammitnot far offapproachinggetting on forplus-minuscircainformal:in the ballpark of

   preposition

   • 1. on every side of: "the palazzo is built around a courtyard" Similar on every side ofon all sides ofaboutcirclingencirclingsurroundingencompassingframing
   • ▪ (of something abstract) having (the thing mentioned) as a focal point: "our entire culture is built around those loyalties"
   • 2. in or to many places throughout (a community or locality): "cycling around the village" Similar all overabouthere and there ineverywhere inin/to all parts of
   • 3. so as to pass (a place or object) in a curved or approximately circular route: "he walked around the airfield"
   • 4. so as to encircle or embrace (someone or something): "he put his arm around her" Similar on every side ofon all sides ofaboutcirclingencirclingsurroundingencompassingframing

   Word Origin Middle English: from a-2 ‘in, on’ + round.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • English (US)

     AROUND meaning: 1. in a position or direction surrounding,...

   • Znaczenie Around, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     AROUND definicja: 1. in a position or direction surrounding,...

   • Around: Catalan Translation

     around translate: al voltant de, en cercle, per, per, a prop...

   • Around Spanish Translation

     AROUND translate: alrededor de, al/hacia otro lado, por, por...

   • Around: Arabic Translation

     AROUND translate: حَوْل, بِشَكْل دائري, حَوْل, بِالقُرْب...

   • Around: Russian Translation

     AROUND translate: вокруг , назад , по кругу , вокруг , по ,...

   • Around: Italian Translation

     AROUND translate: intorno (a), intorno (a), intorno (a), in...

   • Around in Simplified Chinese

     AROUND translate: 在这个方向, 四处，周围；围绕，（环）绕；掉转, 在这个地方,...

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   Around definition: in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.. See examples of AROUND used in a sentence.

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   Use the adverb around to describe something that's on every side of you. When you're on a boat far out at sea, with no land in sight, there's water all around you. Around means "surrounding," and it can also mean "the opposite direction," as when you tell someone to turn around.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englisharound preposition - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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