around

adverbs

in the area or vicinity
"a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
about, around
by a circular or circuitous route
"He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
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"
about, around
in a circle or circular motion
"The wheels are spinning around"
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"
about, approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some
in or to a reversed position or direction
"about face"; "suddenly she turned around"
about, around
to a particular destination either specified or understood
"she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"
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"
about, around
in circumference
"the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"
around
from beginning to end; throughout
"It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
around, round