AROUND
\ɐɹˈa͡ʊnd], \ɐɹˈaʊnd], \ɐ_ɹ_ˈaʊ_n_d]\
Definitions of AROUND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"
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in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"
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by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
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in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around"
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to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"
By Princeton University
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in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"
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in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond is two miles around"
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by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
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in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around"
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to a particular destination either specified or understood; "she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for supper"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.
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Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place.
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On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.
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From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner.
By Oddity Software
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In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.
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Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place.
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On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.
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From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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So as to encompass; in various directions; in the opposite direction; about.
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From place to place; here and there.
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On all or various sides of; about.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
