ALL meanings of around
a·round
A a - preposition around from place to place in 3
- preposition around somewhere in or near 3
- preposition around approximately in 3
- adverb around surrounding, encircling, or enclosing 3
- adverb around in all directions from a point of reference 3
- adverb around in the vicinity, esp restlessly but idly 3
- adverb around here and there; in no particular place or direction 3
- adverb around (of people) active and prominent in a particular area or profession 3
- adverb around present in some place (the exact location being inexact) 3
- adverb around in circulation; available 3
- adverb around to many places, so as to have gained considerable experience, often of a worldly or social nature 3
- adverb around round 3
- adverb around in a circle; along a circular course or circumference 3
- adverb around in or through a course or circuit, as from one place to another 3
- adverb around on all sides; in every direction 3
- adverb around in circumference 3
- adverb around in or to the opposite direction, belief, etc. 3
- adverb around in various places; here and there 3
- adverb around in succession or sequence 3
- adverb around in every part of; throughout 3
- adverb around within a close periphery; nearby 3
- adverb around to a (specified or understood) place 3
- adverb around nearly; approximately; about 3
- preposition around on the circumference, border, or outer part of 3
- preposition around so as to encircle 3
- preposition around so as to surround or envelop 3
- preposition around from the beginning to the end of (a period of time); throughout 3
- preposition around so as to rotate or revolve about (an axis or center) 3
- preposition around on all sides of; in every direction from 3
- preposition around in various places in or on; here and there in; all about 3
- preposition around to or through every part or various parts of; in a circuit or course through 3
- preposition around so as to make a curve or partial circuit about 3
- preposition around at a point reached by making such a circuit about 3
- preposition around so as to master or overcome (an obstacle or problem) 3
- preposition around in the vicinity of; near to 3
- preposition around somewhat close to; about 3
- preposition around so as to be based on 3
- adjective around on the move; about 3
- adjective around existing; living 3
- preposition around To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point. 3
- preposition around Around is also an adverb. 3
- preposition around If you move around a corner or obstacle, you move to the other side of it. If you look around a corner or obstacle, you look to see what is on the other side. 3
- adverb around If you turn around, you turn so that you are facing in the opposite direction. 3
- preposition around If you move around a place, you travel through it, going to most of its parts. If you look around a place, you look at every part of it. 3
- preposition around If someone moves around a place, they move through various parts of that place without having any particular destination. 3
- adverb around If you go around to someone's house, you visit them. 3
- adverb around You use around in expressions such as sit around and hang around when you are saying that someone is spending time in a place and not doing anything very important. 3
- adverb around Around is also a preposition. 3
- adverb around If you move things around, you move them so that they are in different places. 3
- adverb around If a wheel or object turns around, it turns. 3