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- Dictionaryaround/əˈraʊnd/
adverb
- 1. located or situated on every side: "the mountains towering all around" Similar
- 2. so as to face in the opposite direction: "Guy seized her by the shoulders and turned her around" Similar
preposition
- 1. on every side of: "the palazzo is built around a courtyard" Similar
- 2. in or to many places throughout (a community or locality): "cycling around the village" Similar
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1. a. : in a circle or in circumference. The wheel goes around. a tree five feet around. b. : in, along, or through a circuit. The road goes around by the lake. 2. a. : on all or various sides : in every or any direction. papers lying around. There was nothing for miles around. b. : in close from all sides so as to surround. People crowded around.
in a position or direction surrounding, or in a direction going along the edge of or from one part to another (of): We sat around the table. He put his arm around her. A crowd had gathered around the scene of the accident. She had a scarf around her neck. The moon goes around the earth. I walked around the side of the building.
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.
1. a. On all sides: dirty clothes lying around. b. In close to all sides from all directions: a field bordered around with tall trees. 2. In a circle or with a circular motion: spun around twice. 3. In succession or rotation: passed the collection plate around; seasons that rolled around each year. 4.
in a region or area neighboring a place: all the country around. in circumference: The tree was 40 inches around. in a circular or rounded course: to fly around and around. through a sequence or series, as of places or persons: to show someone around. through a recurring period, as of time, especially to the present or a particular time:
Around is an adverb and a preposition. In British English, the word 'round' is often used instead. Around is often used with verbs of movement, such as 'walk' and 'drive', and also in phrasal verbs such as 'get around' and 'hand around'.
Definition of around preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Around Definition. ə-round. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adverb. Preposition. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. adverb. On all sides. Dirty clothes lying around. American Heritage. Round. Webster's New World. In close to all sides from all directions. A field bordered around with tall trees. American Heritage.
AROUND definition: 1. on all sides of something: 2. to the opposite direction: 3. in a circular movement: . Learn more.
5 days ago · around (not comparable) So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof. High above, vultures circled around. So as to surround or be near. Everybody please gather around. There isn't another house for miles around. Nearly; approximately; about.
