Around

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  • adverb. undefined
  • adverb. On all sides.
  • adverb. In close to all sides from all directions.
  • adverb. In a circle or with a circular motion.
  • adverb. In circumference or perimeter.
  • adverb. In succession or rotation.
  • adverb. In or toward the opposite direction or position.
  • adverb. undefined
  • adverb. To or among various places; here and there.
  • adverb. To a specific place.
  • adverb. In or near one's current location.
  • adverb. From the beginning to the end.
  • adverb. Approximately; about.
  • preposition. On all sides of.
  • preposition. In such a position as to encircle or surround.
  • preposition. undefined
  • preposition. Here and there within; throughout.
  • preposition. In the immediate vicinity of; near.
  • preposition. On or to the farther side of.
  • preposition. So as to pass, bypass, or avoid.
  • preposition. Approximately at.
  • preposition. In such a way as to have a basis or center in.
  • adjective. Being in existence.
  • adjective. Being in evidence; present.
  • idiom. (been around) Had many and varied experiences; been experienced in the ways of the world.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In a circle or sphere; round about; on every side: as, a dense mist lay around.
  • From place to place; here and there; about: as, to travel around from city to city. [U. S.]
  • About; near: as, he waited around till the fight was over. [U. S.]
  • About; on all sides; encircling; encompassing.
  • From place to place; at random: as, to roam around the country. [U. S.]
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.
  • adverb. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about.
  • adverb. Near; in the neighborhood.
  • preposition. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.
  • preposition. From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • preposition. Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.
  • preposition. Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
  • preposition. Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve
  • preposition. Near; in the vicinity of.
  • preposition. At various places in.
  • adjective. Alive; existing.
  • adverb. Generally.
  • adverb. From place to place, or from one place to another
  • adverb. Partially or completely rotated, including to face in the opposite direction.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adverb. in circumference
  • adverb. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
  • adverb. to a particular destination either specified or understood
  • adverb. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  • adverb. all around or on all sides
  • adverb. in a circle or circular motion
  • Word Usage
    "Moon-girl spins around& aroundĀ  drunk on her outrageous momentumĀ  as if she could make the world rotate"
    cross-reference
    about  
    Form
    be around  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brown  Browne  Down  Downe  Pound  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    about  about  again  alive  all about