Definitions for around
əˈraʊndaround

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. about, around(adverb)

   in the area or vicinity

   "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"

2. around(adverb)

   by a circular or circuitous route

   "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"

3. 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"

4. around(adverb)

   in a circle or circular motion

   "The wheels are spinning around"

5. 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"

6. about, around(adverb)

   in or to a reversed position or direction

   "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"

7. around(adverb)

   to a particular destination either specified or understood

   "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"

8. 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"

9. around(adverb)

   in circumference

   "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"

10. round, around(adverb)

    from beginning to end; throughout

    "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. around(Adverb)

   Generally.

   Etymology: From around, from a- (from a-) + round, equivalent to . Cognate with aroond, aroon. Displaced earlier umbe, embe (from ). See umbe.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Around(adverb)

   in a circle; circularly; on every side; round

   Etymology: [Pref. a- + round.]

2. 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.]

3. Around(adverb)

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

   Etymology: [Pref. a- + round.]

4. Around

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

   Etymology: [Pref. a- + round.]

5. 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.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'around' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #372

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'around' in Written Corpus Frequency: #467

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'around' in Adverbs Frequency: #60

How to pronounce around?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of around in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of around in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of around in a Sentence

1. Kelly Cartwright:

   We don't really want to be integrated, we're Paralympians and they're Olympians, we have a disability, we are different but we are athletes. I think the Paralympics represents that. We just need to boost the profile of the Paralympics and get that showcased around the world a bit more.

2. Irwin Michael:

   Stocks tend to firm up around Memorial Day weekend.

3. Beijing Metal Consulting Xu:

   Aggressive acquisitions...big investment in overseas mining and fooling around with private mills all caused the firm to become what it is today.

4. Anuj Somany:

   A person who is pretending to be good to others is often seen standing or hanging around on the ground with many people.

5. Edward Young:

   The more we find commonalities between planets made in our solar system and those around other stars, the more the odds are enhanced that the Earth is not unusual, the more Earth-like planets, the greater the odds for life as we understand it.

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