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   A·round

   /əˈround/

   

   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
   • ▪ so as to surround someone or something: "everyone crowded around"
   • ▪ so as to give support and companionship: "sometimes you wonder how many friends will rally around you when your life hits rock-bottom"
   • ▪ with circular motion: "the boats were spun around by waterspouts"
   • ▪ so as to cover or take in the whole area surrounding a particular center: "she paused to glance around admiringly at the decor"
   • ▪ so as to reach everyone in a particular group or area: "he passed a newspaper clipping around"
   • 2. so as to rotate and face in the opposite direction: "Jack seized her by the shoulders and turned her around" Similar in the opposite directionin the reverse directionto face the other waybackwardsto the rear
   • ▪ so as to lead in another direction: "it was the last house before the road curved around"
   • ▪ used in describing the position of something, typically with regard to the direction in which it is facing or its relation to other items: "the picture shows the pieces the wrong way around"
   • ▪ used to describe a situation in terms of the relation between people, actions, or events: "it was he who was attacking her, not the other way around"
   • 3. in or to many places throughout a locality: "word got around that he was on the verge of retirement"
   • ▪ so as to reach a new place or position, typically by moving from one side of something to the other: "he made his way around to the back of the building"
   • ▪ used to convey an ability to navigate or orient oneself: "I like pupils to find their own way around"
   • ▪ used to convey the idea of visiting someone else: informal "why don't you come around to my office?"
   • 4. randomly or unsystematically; here and there: "one of them was glancing nervously around"
   • 5. in existence, in the vicinity, or in active use: "there was no one around" Similar nearbynearaboutclose bycloseat handclose at handin the vicinityin the neighborhoodon the doorstep(just) around the cornerwithin (easy) reachat close rangehard byaccessiblehandyconvenient
   • ▪ near at hand: "he would want to have her around as much as possible"
   • 6. approximately; about: "software costs would be around $1,500" Similar approximatelyaboutround aboutroughlyin the region ofsomething likein the area ofin the neighborhood 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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