around

1 of 3

adverb

ə-ˈrau̇nd

: in a circle or in circumference

The wheel goes around.

a tree five feet around

: in, along, or through a circuit

The road goes around by the lake.

: on all or various sides : in every or any direction

papers lying around

There was nothing for miles around.

: in close from all sides so as to surround

People crowded around.

: in or near one's present place or situation

We had to wait around awhile.

: here and there : from one place to another

She travels around on business.

: to a particular place

You should come around for dinner.

—used with some verbs to indicate repeated or continued action

He's always joking around when he should be serious.Don't play around with your food.

: in rotation or succession

Another winter has come around.

: from beginning to end : through

The weather is mild the year around.

: in order

the other way around

: in or to an opposite direction or position

turn around

: with some approach to exactness : approximately

It costs around $5.

around

2 of 3

preposition

: on all sides of

a yard with a fence around it

: so as to encircle or enclose

seated around the table

: so as to avoid or get past : on or to another side of

trying to find a way around their objections

We went around the lake.

around the corner

: near

lives around Chicago

around the turn of the century

: in all directions outward from

Look around you.

: here and there in or throughout

They went barnstorming around the country.

: so as to have a center or basis in

a society organized around kinship ties

around

3 of 3

adjective

: about sense 1

He has been up and around for two days.

: being in existence, evidence, or circulation

… the most intelligent of the artists around today.—

R. M. Coates

Example Sentences

Adverb Don't take the long way around: I know a shortcut. He entered the room and looked around. This is a very interesting town: let me show you around. I'm not sure where it is, but it must be around somewhere. It's safer when there are other people around. I'd like to speak to him if he's around. Preposition The people were seated around the table. A crowd gathered around him. He tied the rope around his waist. We went all around the lake enjoying the different views. They sailed around the world. He's a well-known figure around the town. We drove all around the town looking for him. This is a very interesting town: let me show you around it. We took a tour around New England. You can find lots of good restaurants around here. Adjective she's generally regarded as one of the most talented singers around See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

The camera relies on a laser autofocusing system and features widened optical image stabilization (the sensor has more room to move around to compensate for jitters). —

PCMAG, 3 Feb. 2023 All the materials seem high-quality, but the unit is still lightweight enough to move around as needed. —

Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023 These modern four-wheel-drive vehicles are meant primarily to move troops around, and each can accommodate up to eight infantrymen. —

Naomi Schanen, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023 By the following day, the adults are acting like adults and the children are running around as children should. —

Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2023 But with kids running around or other similar obligations, that's not always possible. —

David Oliver, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023 On the other hand, a different technique—called functional near infrared dpectroscopy (fNIRS)—can be used while people move around naturally. —

WIRED, 30 Jan. 2023 These tables also give you the freedom to move around without restriction, enabling you to work more effectively and efficiently. —

Expert Panel, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023 The large size made our tester feel secure and comfortable to move around with ease, but the tension was on the firmer size, so more effort is needed to get enough height. —

Lacey Muinos, Health, 27 Jan. 2023

Preposition

Being around big-league players, catching big-league pitchers, that's important. —

Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2023 Lent is right around the corner and many local churches are preparing to welcome the community to reflect and pray. —

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2023 On-campus collaboration Several collaborative programs are already underway on college and corporate campuses around the state. —

Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2023 Petunia enjoys getting her energy out by splashing in the water and running around her enclosure, zookeepers said. —

Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023 To tie the rest of it together, the Moulin Rouge star styled her blonde hair into a messy top bun with framing pieces around her face. —

Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 16 Feb. 2023 Alison ran around their hotel completely naked before knocking on her hubby’s door and wishing him a happy premiere day. —

Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 16 Feb. 2023 Video footage that circulated online indicated that large crowds gathered around Zhongshan Park in Wuhan, as the police tried to divide them by imposing barricades. —

Claire Fu, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023 The owl was then spotted having a sightseeing tour of Manhattan with stops including New York’s 5th Avenue and various points around Central Park. —

Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2023

Adjective

Lee scored two perfect 10s, setting the program career record for 10s in the process, and took home the all-around title at Coleman Coliseum, but the Tigers fell to the Tide, 197.850-197.700 in a head-to-head dual meet. —

Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 3 Feb. 2023 In this corner, standing 5-foot-3 and winner of the 2022 NCAA women’s gymnastics all-around title, Florida’s Trinity Thomas. —

Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023 In 1983, Dianne Durham became the first Black woman to win the U.S.A. Gymnastics senior national championship and beat Mary Lou Retton to take the all-around title at the McDonald’s International Gymnastics Championship in Los Angeles. —

Andrea Williams Taylor Baucom, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2022 The 17-year-old who trains at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy in Plano had been a virtual lock to lead the U.S. team in Liverpool, England, in late October after winning the two-day national championship all-around title in August. —

Dallas News, 5 Oct. 2022 She's poised to become the first woman to win back-to-back all-around titles in more than 50 years. —

Jeva Lange, The Week, 23 July 2021 On Sunday, Biles made history once again by becoming the first American woman to win seven national women’s all-around titles at the 2021 US Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, TX. —

Asia Ewart, refinery29.com, 8 June 2021 Biles and Mikulak have each won six all-around titles, and in the same years. —

USA TODAY, 4 June 2021 Mules guard Chico Strash, who had a game-high 13 points, was one of nine Alamo Heights players to score in a balanced, all-around effort. —

Luke Lawhorn, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2023 See More

Phrases Containing around

Kids Definition

around

1 of 2 adverb

ə-ˈrau̇nd

: in circumference

a tree five feet around

: in or along a curving path

: on all sides

papers lying around

: nearby

stick around a while

: here and there in various places

travel around

: to each in turn

pass the fruit around

: from beginning to end

mild the year around

: in or to an opposite direction or position

turn around

: close to : approximately

costs around $20

around

2 of 2 preposition

: on all sides of

were fields around the village

: so as to encircle or enclose

people seated around the table

: on or to another side of

voyage around Cape Horn

: near to

lives around Chicago

: here and there in or throughout

travel around the country

around 1 of 3

preposition

as in near

close to I wouldn't stand around those rocks—there could be snakes under them

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

near
at
across
beside
about
by
along
next to
nigh
next door to
alongside
toward
towards
circa

as in over

in random positions within the boundaries of huge, strangely shaped rocks were scattered around the canyon floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

over
across
throughout
on
about
through
round

around

2 of 3

adverb

as in about

on all sides or in every direction he looked around butterflies were flying all around

Synonyms & Similar Words

about
round
everywhere
everyplace
all over
hereabouts
abroad
afloat
hereabout

as in back

toward the opposite direction she turned around and saw him

Synonyms & Similar Words

back
round
backward
down
backwards
about
behind
across
downward
rearwards
downwards
rearward
counter
counterclockwise
reversely
athwart
widdershins
withershins
obversely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

clockwise
deasil

as in in

at, within, or to a short distance or time our dog usually stays around our yard he'll be getting in around 6:00

Synonyms & Similar Words

in
close
near
nearby
by
within call
at hand
at close quarters
along
nigh
hard
alongside
hereabouts
on one's doorstep
thereabouts
hereaway
hereabout
hereaways
thereabout
conveniently
handily
accessibly

as in through

from beginning to end a team that plays all year around

Synonyms & Similar Words

through
over
throughout
round

as in approximately

close to but not exactly there's around a hundred books still left to be packed in boxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

approximately
about
roughly
like
some
near
somewhere around
nearly
say
somewhere about
after a fashion
much
generally
loosely
plus or minus
practically
virtually
more or less
kind of
nominally
well-nigh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

precisely
even
exactly
just
squarely
due
sharp
smack-dab

as in everywhere

in one place and another while typewriters can still be seen around, they are no longer the common office fixtures they once were

Synonyms & Similar Words

everywhere
throughout
about
passim
everyplace
ubiquitously
all over
here and there
high and low
right and left
far and wide

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nowhere

around

3 of 3

adjective

as in existing

having being at the present time she's generally regarded as one of the most talented singers around

Synonyms & Similar Words

existing
living
extant
operating
existent
working
busy
alive
active
functioning
flourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dead
gone
destroyed
extinct
departed
nonextant
lost
defunct
nonexistent
idle
exterminated
inactive
inert
kaput
kaputt

单词	around
释义	around 1 of 3 adverb ə-ˈrau̇nd 1 a : in a circle or in circumference The wheel goes around. a tree five feet around b : in, along, or through a circuit The road goes around by the lake. 2 a : on all or various sides : in every or any direction papers lying around There was nothing for miles around. b : in close from all sides so as to surround People crowded around. c : in or near one's present place or situation We had to wait around awhile. 3 a : here and there : from one place to another She travels around on business. b : to a particular place You should come around for dinner. c —used with some verbs to indicate repeated or continued action He's always joking around when he should be serious.Don't play around with your food. 4 a : in rotation or succession Another winter has come around. b : from beginning to end : through The weather is mild the year around. c : in order the other way around 5 : in or to an opposite direction or position turn around 6 : with some approach to exactness : approximately It costs around $5. around 2 of 3 preposition 1 a : on all sides of a yard with a fence around it b : so as to encircle or enclose seated around the table c : so as to avoid or get past : on or to another side of trying to find a way around their objections We went around the lake. around the corner d : near lives around Chicago around the turn of the century 2 : in all directions outward from Look around you. 3 : here and there in or throughout They went barnstorming around the country. 4 : so as to have a center or basis in a society organized around kinship ties around 3 of 3 adjective 1 : about sense 1 He has been up and around for two days. 2 : being in existence, evidence, or circulation … the most intelligent of the artists around today.—R. M. Coates Phrases been around : gone through many varied experiences : become worldly-wise He knows what he's talking about; he's been around. Synonyms Adverb about round Preposition about by near next to nigh Adjective alive existent existing extant living See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adverb Don't take the long way around: I know a shortcut. He entered the room and looked around. This is a very interesting town: let me show you around. I'm not sure where it is, but it must be around somewhere. It's safer when there are other people around. I'd like to speak to him if he's around. Preposition The people were seated around the table. A crowd gathered around him. He tied the rope around his waist. We went all around the lake enjoying the different views. They sailed around the world. He's a well-known figure around the town. We drove all around the town looking for him. This is a very interesting town: let me show you around it. We took a tour around New England. You can find lots of good restaurants around here. Adjective she's generally regarded as one of the most talented singers around See More Recent Examples on the Web Adverb The camera relies on a laser autofocusing system and features widened optical image stabilization (the sensor has more room to move around to compensate for jitters). —PCMAG, 3 Feb. 2023 All the materials seem high-quality, but the unit is still lightweight enough to move around as needed. —Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023 These modern four-wheel-drive vehicles are meant primarily to move troops around, and each can accommodate up to eight infantrymen. —Naomi Schanen, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023 By the following day, the adults are acting like adults and the children are running around as children should. —Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2023 But with kids running around or other similar obligations, that's not always possible. —David Oliver, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023 On the other hand, a different technique—called functional near infrared dpectroscopy (fNIRS)—can be used while people move around naturally. —WIRED, 30 Jan. 2023 These tables also give you the freedom to move around without restriction, enabling you to work more effectively and efficiently. —Expert Panel, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023 The large size made our tester feel secure and comfortable to move around with ease, but the tension was on the firmer size, so more effort is needed to get enough height. —Lacey Muinos, Health, 27 Jan. 2023 Preposition Being around big-league players, catching big-league pitchers, that's important. —Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2023 Lent is right around the corner and many local churches are preparing to welcome the community to reflect and pray. —Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2023 On-campus collaboration Several collaborative programs are already underway on college and corporate campuses around the state. —Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2023 Petunia enjoys getting her energy out by splashing in the water and running around her enclosure, zookeepers said. —Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023 To tie the rest of it together, the Moulin Rouge star styled her blonde hair into a messy top bun with framing pieces around her face. —Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 16 Feb. 2023 Alison ran around their hotel completely naked before knocking on her hubby’s door and wishing him a happy premiere day. —Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 16 Feb. 2023 Video footage that circulated online indicated that large crowds gathered around Zhongshan Park in Wuhan, as the police tried to divide them by imposing barricades. —Claire Fu, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023 The owl was then spotted having a sightseeing tour of Manhattan with stops including New York’s 5th Avenue and various points around Central Park. —Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2023 Adjective Lee scored two perfect 10s, setting the program career record for 10s in the process, and took home the all-around title at Coleman Coliseum, but the Tigers fell to the Tide, 197.850-197.700 in a head-to-head dual meet. —Tom Green \| Tgreen@al.com, al, 3 Feb. 2023 In this corner, standing 5-foot-3 and winner of the 2022 NCAA women’s gymnastics all-around title, Florida’s Trinity Thomas. —Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023 In 1983, Dianne Durham became the first Black woman to win the U.S.A. Gymnastics senior national championship and beat Mary Lou Retton to take the all-around title at the McDonald’s International Gymnastics Championship in Los Angeles. —Andrea Williams Taylor Baucom, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2022 The 17-year-old who trains at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy in Plano had been a virtual lock to lead the U.S. team in Liverpool, England, in late October after winning the two-day national championship all-around title in August. —Dallas News, 5 Oct. 2022 She's poised to become the first woman to win back-to-back all-around titles in more than 50 years. —Jeva Lange, The Week, 23 July 2021 On Sunday, Biles made history once again by becoming the first American woman to win seven national women’s all-around titles at the 2021 US Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, TX. —Asia Ewart, refinery29.com, 8 June 2021 Biles and Mikulak have each won six all-around titles, and in the same years. —USA TODAY, 4 June 2021 Mules guard Chico Strash, who had a game-high 13 points, was one of nine Alamo Heights players to score in a balanced, all-around effort. —Luke Lawhorn, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Adverb Middle English arounde, a round "along the margin, on all sides," from a- a- entry 1 + round, rounde round entry 3 Preposition Middle English, derivative of around around entry 1 Adjective derivative of around entry 1 First Known Use Adverb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Preposition 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective 1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing around bounce around all-around around the bend around about around the block ask around around the clock around the corner beat around the bush been around the block build around bum around cast about/around for cast around change around come around come around to crowd around/round enough/plenty to go around end around fiddle around follow around fool around with get around get around to (something) go around goof around halfway around/across the world green around the gills hang around horse around hedge around/about (I'll/we'll) see you around kick around jerk around know one's way around knock around kid around lark about/around lead someone (around) by the nose lie around look around mess around mess around with (something) monkey around mooch around/about muck about/around muck about/around with moon around/about pal around with order around not fool around nose around play around pivot on/around piddle around poke around potter around/about push around putter around rally around rattle around revolve around ring-around-a-rosy ring-around-the-rosy roll around run around with running around like a chicken with its head cut off run circles around see around/round screw around run rings around see (someone) around see you (around/later) shop around skate over/around slop around/about sleep around slap around stand around spin around someone's world revolves around (someone or something) sniff around/round the other way around talk around the world revolves around the world revolves around (someone) thick around the middle throw one's weight around wrap one's mind around work around to what goes around comes around work-around turn around and (do something) turn around tiptoe around wrap (someone) around one's (little) finger bat around stick around sit around show (someone) around monkey around with (something) up and around fool around get one's tongue around throw money around bring around get jerked around been around bandy around See More bounce around all-around around the bend around about around the block ask around around the clock around the corner beat around the bush been around the block build around bum around cast about/around for cast around change around come around come around to crowd around/round enough/plenty to go around end around fiddle around follow around fool around with get around get around to (something) go around goof around halfway around/across the world green around the gills hang around horse around hedge around/about (I'll/we'll) see you around kick around jerk around know one's way around knock around kid around lark about/around lead someone (around) by the nose lie around look around mess around mess around with (something) monkey around mooch around/about muck about/around muck about/around with moon around/about pal around with order around not fool around nose around play around pivot on/around piddle around poke around potter around/about push around putter around rally around rattle around revolve around ring-around-a-rosy ring-around-the-rosy roll around run around with running around like a chicken with its head cut off run circles around see around/round screw around run rings around see (someone) around see you (around/later) shop around skate over/around slop around/about sleep around slap around stand around spin around someone's world revolves around (someone or something) sniff around/round the other way around talk around the world revolves around the world revolves around (someone) thick around the middle throw one's weight around wrap one's mind around work around to what goes around comes around work-around turn around and (do something) turn around tiptoe around wrap (someone) around one's (little) finger bat around stick around sit around show (someone) around monkey around with (something) up and around fool around get one's tongue around throw money around bring around get jerked around been around bandy around See More Kids Definition around 1 of 2 adverb ə-ˈrau̇nd 1 : in circumference a tree five feet around 2 : in or along a curving path 3 : on all sides papers lying around 4 : nearby stick around a while 5 : here and there in various places travel around 6 : to each in turn pass the fruit around 7 : from beginning to end mild the year around 8 : in or to an opposite direction or position turn around 9 : close to : approximately costs around $20 around 2 of 2 preposition 1 a : on all sides of were fields around the village b : so as to encircle or enclose people seated around the table c : on or to another side of voyage around Cape Horn d : near to lives around Chicago 2 : here and there in or throughout travel around the country around 1 of 3 preposition 1 as in near close to I wouldn't stand around those rocks—there could be snakes under them Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance near at across beside about by along next to nigh next door to alongside toward towards circa 2 as in over in random positions within the boundaries of huge, strangely shaped rocks were scattered around the canyon floor Synonyms & Similar Words over across throughout on about through round around 2 of 3 adverb 1 as in about on all sides or in every direction he looked around butterflies were flying all around Synonyms & Similar Words about round everywhere everyplace all over hereabouts abroad afloat hereabout 2 as in back toward the opposite direction she turned around and saw him Synonyms & Similar Words back round backward down backwards about behind across downward rearwards downwards rearward counter counterclockwise reversely athwart widdershins withershins obversely Antonyms & Near Antonyms clockwise deasil 3 as in in at, within, or to a short distance or time our dog usually stays around our yard he'll be getting in around 6:00 Synonyms & Similar Words in close near nearby by within call at hand at close quarters along nigh hard alongside hereabouts on one's doorstep thereabouts hereaway hereabout hereaways thereabout conveniently handily accessibly 4 as in through from beginning to end a team that plays all year around Synonyms & Similar Words through over throughout round 5 as in approximately close to but not exactly there's around a hundred books still left to be packed in boxes Synonyms & Similar Words approximately about roughly like some near somewhere around nearly say somewhere about after a fashion much generally loosely plus or minus practically virtually more or less kind of nominally well-nigh Antonyms & Near Antonyms precisely even exactly just squarely due sharp smack-dab See More 6 as in everywhere in one place and another while typewriters can still be seen around, they are no longer the common office fixtures they once were Synonyms & Similar Words everywhere throughout about passim everyplace ubiquitously all over here and there high and low right and left far and wide Antonyms & Near Antonyms nowhere around 3 of 3 adjective as in existing having being at the present time she's generally regarded as one of the most talented singers around Synonyms & Similar Words existing living extant operating existent working busy alive active functioning flourishing Antonyms & Near Antonyms dead gone destroyed extinct departed nonextant lost defunct nonexistent idle exterminated inactive inert kaput kaputt See More Phrases Containing around all around around the corner around the bend bring around cast around (for) beat around the bush horse around kick around hang around get around come around fool around run rings around run circles around mess around screw around stick around somewhere around horsing around See More all around around the corner around the bend bring around cast around (for) beat around the bush horse around kick around hang around get around come around fool around run rings around run circles around mess around screw around stick around somewhere around horsing around See More
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