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around::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | about |
news gets around (or about).
traveled around in Asia.
he needs advice from someone who's been around.
she sleeps around.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | about |
dirty clothes lying around (or about).
There were trees growing all around.
she looked around her.
around::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | about, approximately, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some |
weighs around a hundred pounds.
Examples of around
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Smaller protests have taken place around Dhaka demanding the new wage structure.
From the dailyherald.com
Deprived of a full-time staff, Castle is driving himself around more than usual.
From the newsweek.com
Around $386 billion was spent, according to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
From the newsweek.com
Are there some materials in the room that I maybe already have around the house?
From the abcnews.go.com
I'm proud of my team and the guys around me here have a hand in this honor, too.
From the stltoday.com
It's not one thrown around lightly except in blockbuster movies and comic books.
From the stltoday.com
It happens in falls around the home, car accidents and, yes, on football fields.
From the newsday.com
The Mets get beat up for a lot of transgressions around here, and rightfully so.
From the newsday.com
The second involved moving major appliances and cleaning around and behind them.
From the thenewstribune.com
- About: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
- By a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
- About: 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"
- In a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around"
- Approximately: (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"; ...
- About: in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"
- To a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"
- Round: from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
- Around is an album released by the Japanese group AAA. It was released on September 19, 2007, through avex trax.
