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   around

   /əˈraʊnd/

   adverb

   • 1. located or situated on every side: "the mountains towering all around" Similar on every sideon all sidesin all directionsthroughoutall overall over the placeeverywhereabouthere and there
   • 2. so as to face in the opposite direction: "Guy seized her by the shoulders and turned her around" Similar in the opposite directionin the reverse directionto face the other waybackwardsto the rear
   • 3. in or to many places throughout a locality: "word got around that he was on the verge of retirement"
   • 4. aimlessly or unsystematically; here and there: "one of them was glancing nervously around"
   • 5. present, living, in the vicinity, or in active use: "there was no one around" Similar nearbynearaboutclose bycloseat handclose at handin the vicinityin the neighbourhoodon the doorstep(just) round the cornerwithin (easy) reachat close rangehard byaccessiblehandyconvenient
   • 6. (used with a number or quantity) approximately: "software costs would be around £1,500" Similar approximatelyaboutround aboutroughlyin the region ofsomething likein the area ofin the neighbourhood ofof the order ofor soor thereaboutsthere or thereaboutsmore or lessgive or take a fewplus or minus a fewnearlyclose toas near as dammitnot far offapproachinggetting on forplus-minuscircainformal:in the ballpark of

   preposition

   • 1. on every side of: "the palazzo is built around a courtyard" Similar on every side ofon all sides ofaboutcirclingencirclingsurroundingencompassingframing
   • ▪ (of something abstract) having (the thing mentioned) as a focal point: "our entire culture is built around those loyalties"
   • 2. in or to many places throughout (a community or locality): "cycling around the village" Similar all overabouthere and there ineverywhere inin/to all parts of
   • 3. so as to pass (a place or object) in a curved or approximately circular route: "he walked around the airfield"
   • 4. so as to encircle or embrace (someone or something): "he put his arm around her" Similar on every side ofon all sides ofaboutcirclingencirclingsurroundingencompassingframing

   Word Origin Middle English: from a-2 ‘in, on’ + round.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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