Thesaurus: around

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1. adv. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.
2. adv. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town.
3. adv. Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place.
4. prep. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.
5. prep. 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. adv. in the area or vicinity
7. adv. by a circular or circuitous route
8. adv. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
9. adv. in a circle or circular motion
10. adv. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
11. adv. in or to a reversed position or direction
12. adv. to a particular destination either specified or understood