What does AROUND mean?
Definitions for AROUND
əˈraʊndaround
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word AROUND.
Princeton's WordNet
about, aroundadverb
in the area or vicinity
"a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
aroundadverb
by a circular or circuitous route
"He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
about, aroundadverb
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
"wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"
aroundadverb
in a circle or circular motion
"The wheels are spinning around"
approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
about, aroundadverb
in or to a reversed position or direction
"about face"; "suddenly she turned around"
aroundadverb
to a particular destination either specified or understood
"she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"
about, aroundadverb
all around or on all sides
"dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"
aroundadverb
in circumference
"the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"
round, aroundadverb
from beginning to end; throughout
"It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
Wiktionary
aroundadverb
Generally.
aroundadverb
From place to place, or from one place to another
aroundadverb
Partially or completely rotated, including to face in the opposite direction.
aroundadjective
Alive; existing.
aroundpreposition
Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.
aroundpreposition
Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
aroundpreposition
Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve
The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then continued straight.
aroundpreposition
Near; in the vicinity of.
aroundpreposition
At various places in.
Etymology: From around, from a- (from a-) + round, equivalent to. Cognate with aroond, aroon. Displaced earlier umbe, embe (from). See umbe.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Aroundadverb
Etymology: from a and round.
He shall extend his propagated sway,
Where Atlas turns the rowling heav’ns around,
And his broad shoulders with their lights are crown’d. Dryd.Aroundprep.
About.
From young Iülus head
A lambent flame arose, which gently spread
Around his brows, and on his temples fed. John Dryden, Æn.
ChatGPT
around
The term "around" generally refers to a situation or location that is nearby or in close proximity to a particular point or area. It suggests an approximate distance or proximity rather than an exact point. It can also indicate a general time frame or approximately when an event or action will occur.
Webster Dictionary
Aroundadverb
in a circle; circularly; on every side; round
Aroundadverb
in a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town
Aroundadverb
near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place
Around
on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about
Around
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
Etymology: [Pref. a- + round.]
Wikidata
Around
Around is Tom Verlaine's ninth solo album, his second all instrumental one. It was engineered in New York City by Patrick A. Derivaz.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Around
a-rownd′, prep. on all sides of: (Amer.) round about.—adv. on every side: in a circle: (Amer.) round, all about, [a, on, and Round.]
Editors Contribution
aroundverb
Forming existence in a 360 circle from the beginning to the end: 00:00 - 23:59.
The planet Earth moves around the Sun, just as it seems to motion around us.
Etymology: To return
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on February 25, 2024
around
From a place to a specific location.
They went around to see their friend.
Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'AROUND' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #372
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'AROUND' in Written Corpus Frequency: #467
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'AROUND' in Adverbs Frequency: #60
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Anagrams for AROUND »
arundo
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of AROUND in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of AROUND in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of AROUND in a Sentence
Obviously I have felt much better than I do right now. I'm in a fair bit of pain and it is a big disappointment to be honest, i was in great form and the team were really strong around me as well. It is disappointing. I think after seeing the crash it was lucky that I came away with the injuries that I have.
We are getting around 100 alarms a day about approaching particles, every two weeks, a satellite has to dodge something.
I don’t think all writers are sad,” she said. “I think it’s the other way around - all sad people write.”
For Christians around the world, Christmas is one of the most important religious holidays of the liturgical year, now that's a pretty obvious statement - but in our culture, it's actually easy to forget that Jesus is the reason for the season.
He wasn't known before, but now literally there's posters around the school with his face on it everywhere. People didn't know about him because he was just a regular student. ... But now the fact that just this ordinary student was taken, his whole life has been turned upside down because he happens to be from somewhere else, shows that this can happen to anyone, and it shouldn't happen to anyone, because we're all just trying to live our lives as teenagers or normal, everyday people walking around the street.
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- حول, بالقرب, قربArabic
- наблизо, наоколо, около, къде да е, навсякъде, от всички страниBulgarian
- passant, al voltant deCatalan, Valencian
- okolo, kolemCzech
- rundt omDanish
- umGerman
- περί, γύρωGreek
- alrededor de, alrededor, por, cerca de, por acá, a eso deSpanish
- دوروبَر, پیرامون, نزدیکا, نزدیکیا, دور و برPersian
- tienoilla, ympäriinsä, ympärillä, hengissä, ympärille, noin, ympäriFinnish
- autour, versFrench
- umIrish
- mu thimcheall, timcheall, mun cuairt, mu chuairtScottish Gaelic
- के आस-पास, चारों ओरHindi
- otouHaitian Creole
- kHungarian
- շուրջըArmenian
- sekitarIndonesian
- verso, intorno a, vicino, attorno, intorno, in giroItalian
- סְבִיבHebrew
- 周りJapanese
- ಸುತ್ತಲೂKannada
- 약Korean
- circum, circaLatin
- насекаде, близу, во близина, наоколу, околу, овде-ондеMacedonian
- madwarMaltese
- omheen, om, rondom, langs, rond, in de omgeving vanDutch
- rundtNorwegian
- dookoła, wokół, na okołoPolish
- perto de, em torno de, por aqui, por volta de, por aíPortuguese
- în jurul, ici-colo, aproape de, împrejurul, peste totRomanian
- вокруг, всюду, поблизости, вблизи, околоRussian
- परिSanskrit
- omkring, kring, runtSwedish
- சுற்றிTamil
- చుట్టూTelugu
- รอบThai
- etrafındaTurkish
- навколоUkrainian
- کے ارد گردUrdu
- xung quanhVietnamese
- אַרוםYiddish
- 周围Chinese
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