around

Speech parts

1. around - Adjective

2. around - Adverb

3. around - Preposition

Meaning

In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.

In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town.

Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place.

On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.

From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

about approximately round roughly near almost nearly encircling surrounding nearby circa some close throughout more or less
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Antonyms

through away far exactly remote gone
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Phrases with the word

beat around the bush around the clock around the bend around the corner pussyfoot around push someone around

Anagrams

Arundo Orduna arnoud

Examples

lasted approximately an hour Source: Internet

in just about a minute Source: Internet

he's about 30 years old Source: Internet

I've had about all I can stand Source: Internet

we meet about once a month Source: Internet

some forty people came Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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