around

• "a few spectators standing about"
• "hanging around"
• "waited around for the next flight"

Synonyms

• abouton the move; (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; all around or on all sides; in the area or vicinity; used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction; in or to a reversed position or direction; in rotation or succession; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished

• "He came all the way around the base"
• "the road goes around the pond"

• "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"

Synonyms

• abouton the move; (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; all around or on all sides; in the area or vicinity; used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction; in or to a reversed position or direction; in rotation or succession; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished

• "The wheels are spinning around"

• "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"
• "holds 3 gallons, more or less"
• "20 or so people were at the party"

Synonyms

• approximately(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
• abouton the move; (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; all around or on all sides; in the area or vicinity; used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction; in or to a reversed position or direction; in rotation or succession; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
• close to(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
• just about(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
• some(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent; relatively many but unspecified in number; remarkable
• roughly(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); with rough motion as over a rough surface
• more or less(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; to a small degree or extent
• or so(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

• "about face"
• "suddenly she turned around"

Synonyms

• abouton the move; (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; all around or on all sides; in the area or vicinity; used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction; in or to a reversed position or direction; in rotation or succession; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished

• "she came around to see me"
• "I invited them around for supper"

• "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"
• "let's look about for help"
• "There were trees growing all around"
• "she looked around her"

Synonyms

• abouton the move; (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; all around or on all sides; in the area or vicinity; used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction; in or to a reversed position or direction; in rotation or succession; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished

• "the trunk is ten feet around"
• "the pond is two miles around"

• "throughout"
• "It rains all year round on Skye"
• "frigid weather the year around"

Synonyms

• roundfrom beginning to end; having the shape or form of a circle ; (of sounds) full and rich; (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand; wind around; make round; pronounce with rounded lips ; attack in speech or writing; bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; express as a round number; become round, plump, or shapely; a charge of ammunition for a single shot ; an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a regular route for a sentry or policeman; (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; the usual activities in your day; (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive ; the course along which communications spread; a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg ; a partsong in which voices follow each other; an outburst of applause; a crosspiece between the legs of a chair ; any circular or rotating mechanism