Definitions for around
əˈraʊndaround

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 5 votes

1. about, aroundadverb

   in the area or vicinity

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

2. aroundadverb

   by a circular or circuitous route

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

3. 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"

4. aroundadverb

   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 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"

6. about, aroundadverb

   in or to a reversed position or direction

   "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"

7. aroundadverb

   to a particular destination either specified or understood

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

8. 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"

9. aroundadverb

   in circumference

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

10. round, aroundadverb

    from beginning to end; throughout

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aroundadverb

   Generally.

2. aroundadverb

   From place to place, or from one place to another

3. aroundadverb

   Partially or completely rotated, including to face in the opposite direction.

4. aroundadjective

   Alive; existing.

5. aroundpreposition

   Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.

6. aroundpreposition

   Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.

7. 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.

8. aroundpreposition

   Near; in the vicinity of.

9. aroundpreposition

   At various places in.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aroundadverb

   Etymology: from a and round.

   1. In a circle.

   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.

   2. On every side.

2. Aroundprep.

   About.

   From young Iülus head
   A lambent flame arose, which gently spread
   Around his brows, and on his temples fed. John Dryden, Æn.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aroundadverb

   in a circle; circularly; on every side; round

2. Aroundadverb

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

3. Aroundadverb

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

4. Around

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

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

6. Etymology: [Pref. a- + round.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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  

2. ---

   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

Anagrams for around »

1. arundo

How to pronounce around?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Oliver

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How to say around in sign language?

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. Pawan Joshi:

   With sustained strong demand for ocean shipping around the globe, we will continue to see constrained ocean shipping with higher-than-normal rates and more than usual cargo rollovers.

2. De Meo:

   I think personally the automotive industry will play a big role in justifying the investment so we will be one of the big customers but we need to be creative, we need to experiment and look at functionalities and hopefully the market will say, OK, I want to buy a car like this because it can prevent an accident or it can see around the corner and I value that and I (will) pay for it.

3. Brett Bawcum:

   Honestly it's as deep of a social ritual as you will find anywhere, there are lives that revolve around it.

4. President Trump:

   Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution, so if you can look into it ... It sounds horrible to me.

5. Rick Friedman:

   He killed his baby and [the baby is] in the house...His wife broke up with him over the phone yesterday...I can't even believe this is happening. Steven Pladl, 42, was found dead Thursday morning in his vehicle in Dover, N.Y., several miles from the New Milford, Conn., murder scene where Katie and her adoptive father, 56-year-old Anthony Fusco, were discovered. Those two were also found dead in a vehicle that had one of its windows shot out, police said. The child’s body was found inside Pladl's home, hundreds of miles south in Knightdale, N.C., the same day. Pladl’s mother -- the one who tipped off authorities about the toddler's death -- had obtained custody of the child Steven fathered with his daughter following their arrests in January for adultery and contributing to delinquency, police told WNCN. The mother lives in Cary, about a half hour’s drive from Knightdale, and reportedly told them that Steve had picked Bennett up from her home Wednesday night. April 12, 2018: Police work at the scene where Katie Pladl and her adoptive father, Anthony Fusco, were found dead. (AP/Hearst Connecticut Media ) The toddler was found dead around 9 a.m. Thursday after officers performed a welfare check on the Knightdale home, where Pladl -- and previously his daughter -- had lived. Katie Pladl moved out of the home earlier this year and was living with her adoptive family in New York after bonding out of jail in Virginia, WNCN reported, citing court documents. It appeared Steven Pladl drove through the night Wednesday to hunt down his daughter and Fusco. They were found dead around 8:40 a.m. Thursday, and Pladl shot himself shortly afterward. This is a terrible tragedy that nobody foresaw, i really believe that if the judges or the prosecutor or the defense attorneys in this case had any clue that the minor child or anyone would be harmed there would not be a bond set for any of the parties.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=around
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Around
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=around
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/around
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=around
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=around