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adverb(a-round)
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
Synonyms: about,
Examples:
News gets around (or about).
Traveled around in Asia.
He needs advice from someone who's been around.
She sleeps around.
around
adverb(a-round)
in or to a reversed position or direction
Synonyms: about,
Examples:
Suddenly she turned around.
around
adverb(a-round)
in the area or vicinity
Synonyms: about,
Examples:
Hanging around.
Waited around for the next flight.
around
adverb(a-round)
all around or on all sides
Synonyms: about,
Examples:
Dirty clothes lying around (or about).
There were trees growing all around.
She looked around her.
around
adverb(a-round)
from beginning to end; throughout
Synonyms: round,
Examples:
Frigid weather the year around.
around
adverb(a-round)
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Synonyms: about, approximately, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some,
Examples:
Weighs around a hundred pounds.

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