AROUND | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Middle English: from a-‘in, on’ + round

located or situated on every side

on every side

• the mountains towering all around

so as to face in the opposite direction

to face in opposite direction

• Guy seized her by the shoulders and turned her around

in or to many places throughout a locality

throughout area

• word got around that he was on the verge of retirement

aimlessly or unsystematically; here and there

here and there

• one of them was glancing nervously around

present, living, in the vicinity, or in active use

present or in evidence

• there was no one around
• maize has been around for a long time

(used with a number or quantity) approximately

approximately

• software costs would be around £1,500
• I returned to my hotel around 3 a.m

on every side of

on every side of

• the palazzo is built around a courtyard
• the hills around the city

in or to many places throughout (a community or locality)

in or to many places throughout

• cycling around the village
• a number of large depots around the country

so as to pass (a place or object) in a curved or approximately circular route

following circular route

• he walked around the airfield
• it can drill around corners

so as to encircle or embrace (someone or something)

so as to encircle or embrace

• he put his arm around her