What does around mean?
Definitions for around
əˈraʊndaround
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word around.
Princeton's WordNet
about, around(adverb)
in the area or vicinity
"a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
around(adverb)
by a circular or circuitous route
"He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
about, around(adverb)
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"
around(adverb)
in a circle or circular motion
"The wheels are spinning around"
approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so(adverb)
(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, around(adverb)
in or to a reversed position or direction
"about face"; "suddenly she turned around"
around(adverb)
to a particular destination either specified or understood
"she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"
about, around(adverb)
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"
around(adverb)
in circumference
"the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"
round, around(adverb)
from beginning to end; throughout
"It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
Wiktionary
around(Adverb)
Generally.
Etymology: From around, from a- (from a-) + round, equivalent to . Cognate with aroond, aroon. Displaced earlier umbe, embe (from ). See umbe.
around(Adverb)
From place to place, or from one place to another
Etymology: From around, from a- (from a-) + round, equivalent to . Cognate with aroond, aroon. Displaced earlier umbe, embe (from ). See umbe.
around(Adverb)
Partially or completely rotated, including to face in the opposite direction.
Etymology: From around, from a- (from a-) + round, equivalent to . Cognate with aroond, aroon. Displaced earlier umbe, embe (from ). See umbe.
around(Adjective)
Alive; existing.
Etymology: From around, from a- (from a-) + round, equivalent to . Cognate with aroond, aroon. Displaced earlier umbe, embe (from ). See umbe.
around(Preposition)
Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.
Etymology: From around, from a- (from a-) + round, equivalent to . Cognate with aroond, aroon. Displaced earlier umbe, embe (from ). See umbe.
around(Preposition)
Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
Etymology: From around, from a- (from a-) + round, equivalent to . Cognate with aroond, aroon. Displaced earlier umbe, embe (from ). See umbe.
around(Preposition)
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.
Etymology: From around, from a- (from a-) + round, equivalent to . Cognate with aroond, aroon. Displaced earlier umbe, embe (from ). See umbe.
around(Preposition)
Near; in the vicinity of.
Etymology: From around, from a- (from a-) + round, equivalent to . Cognate with aroond, aroon. Displaced earlier umbe, embe (from ). See umbe.
around(Preposition)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Around(adverb)
in a circle; circularly; on every side; round
Etymology: [Pref. a- + round.]
Around(adverb)
in a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town
Etymology: [Pref. a- + round.]
Around(adverb)
near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place
Etymology: [Pref. a- + round.]
Around
on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about
Etymology: [Pref. a- + round.]
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.]
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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
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
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
I really appreciate the way they're gathering around this couple and around mom, Amy, to support one another.
Karina was magical, and this became much more apparent after she died. What she created, what she accomplished, all I can say is that she’s around us. Everything has been driven by Karina.
It is an issue of competitiveness all around the world when corporate standards are higher than local standards, there is a gap and it depends on the region.
It's been a tough year for everybody for a lot of different reasons. And we felt like if the name of our vehicle could give a little hope, a little inspiration, put a smile on people's face, then that is definitely what we wanted to do, and we felt like Resilience was the name that did that, and so, it's not something just for us as a crew, but we thought that it also would resonate with everybody, not only that follow space, but everybody in the country, everybody around the world.
I would expect oil to trade in a relatively tight band around $70 per for the time being, leading edge indicators on U.S. supply suggest activity levels are stepping up, which is supportive for strong production growth in the second half.
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Translations for around
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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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