AROUND

I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from 1a- + 2round Date: 14th century 1. in a circle or in circumference , in, along, or through a circuit , 2. on all or various sides ; in every or any direction , in close from all sides so as to surround , in or near one's present place or situation , 3. here and there ; from one place to another , to a particular place , c. — used with some verbs to indicate repeated or continued action 4. in rotation or succession , from beginning to end ; through , in order , in or to an opposite direction or position , with some approach to exactness ; approximately , II. preposition Date: 14th century 1. on all sides of, so as to encircle or enclose , so as to avoid or get past ; on or to another side of , near , in all directions outward from , here and there in or throughout , so as to have a center or basis in , III. adjective Date: 1849 about 1 , being in existence, evidence, or circulation