• (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 hundre
• in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet Around"; "the pond is two miles Around"
• in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging Around"; "waited Around for the next flight"
• from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year Around"
• by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way Around the base"; "the road goes Around the pond"
• in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning 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"
• to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came Around to see me"; "I invited them Around for supper"
• in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned Around"
• 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 a

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