around

Adverb

• from beginning to end; throughout
  • It rains all year round on Skye
    
  • frigid weather the year around
    

• in circumference
  • the trunk is ten feet around
    
  • the pond is two miles around
    

• 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
    

• to a particular destination either specified or understood
  • she came around to see me
    
  • I invited them around for supper
    

• in or to a reversed position or direction
  • about face
    
  • suddenly she turned around
    

• (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
    

• in a circle or circular motion
  • The wheels are spinning around
    

• 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
    

• by a circular or circuitous route
  • He came all the way around the base
    
  • the road goes around the pond
    

• in the area or vicinity
  • a few spectators standing about
    
  • hanging around
    
  • waited around for the next flight
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  round , about , approximately , close to , just about , some , roughly , more or less , or so