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1. | [ pronoun ] preposition, near the same position | |
Synonyms: | round towards about | |
2. | [ adverb ] in the area or vicinity | |
Synonyms: | about | |
Examples: | "a few spectators standing about" "hanging around" "waited around for the next flight" |
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3. | [ adverb ] by a circular or circuitous route | |
Examples: | "He came all the way around the base" "the road goes around the pond" |
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4. | [ adverb ] to or among many different places or in no particular direction | |
Synonyms: | about | |
Examples: | "wandering about with no place to go" "people were rushing about" "news gets around (or about)" "traveled around in Asia" "advice from someone who's been around" "she sleeps around" |
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5. | [ adverb ] in a circle or circular motion | |
Examples: | "The wheels are spinning around" |
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6. | [ adverb ] (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | |
Synonyms: | about approximately more_or_less roughly or_so close_to some just_about | |
Examples: | "lasted approximately an hour" "he's about 30 years old" "some forty people came" "weighs around a hundred pounds" "roughly $3,000" "holds 3 gallons, more or less" "20 or so people were there" |
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7. | [ adverb ] in or to a reversed position or direction | |
Synonyms: | about | |
Examples: | "about face" "brought the ship about" "suddenly she turned around" |
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8. | [ adverb ] to a particular destination either specified or understood | |
Examples: | "she came around to see me" "I invited them around for supper" |
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9. | [ adverb ] in circumference | |
Examples: | "the trunk is ten feet around" "the pond is two miles around" |
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10. | [ adverb ] all around or on all sides | |
Synonyms: | about | |
Examples: | "dirty clothes lying around (or about)" "let's look about for help" "There were trees growing all around" "she looked around her" |
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11. | [ pronoun ] preposition | |
Synonyms: | round | |
12. | [ pronoun ] preposition | |
Synonyms: | throughout | |
13. | [ adverb ] from beginning to end; throughout | |
Synonyms: | round | |
Examples: | "It rains all year round on Skye" "frigid weather the year around" |
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Similar spelling: |
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