1. (

• about ,
• around ,

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

2. (

• around ,

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

3. (

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• 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" ;

4. (

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) 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

) (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 ,

) in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around" ;

7. (

• around ,

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

8. (

• about ,
• 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" ;

9. (

• around

) in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around" ;

10. (

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• around ,

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