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Definitions of around
  1. adverb
    used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
    "news gets around (or about)" "traveled around in Asia" "he needs advice from someone who's been around" "she sleeps around"

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  2. adverb
    in or to a reversed position or direction
    "suddenly she turned around"

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  3. adverb
    in the area or vicinity
    "hanging around" "waited around for the next flight"

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  4. adverb
    all around or on all sides
    "dirty clothes lying around (or about)" "There were trees growing all around" "she looked around her"

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  5. adverb
    from beginning to end; throughout
    "frigid weather the year around"

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  6. adverb
    (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    "weighs around a hundred pounds"
Examples of around
  • "news gets around (or about)"
  • "traveled around in Asia"
  • "he needs advice from someone who's been around"
  • "she sleeps around"
  • "suddenly she turned around"
  • "hanging around"
  • "waited around for the next flight"
  • "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"
  • "There were trees growing all around"
  • "she looked around her"
  • "frigid weather the year around"
  • "weighs around a hundred pounds"
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