adv.
Pronunciation: ə - ' rau ̇ nd
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from 1 a- + 2 round
Date: 14th century
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 > <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 <wait around awhile>
3 a : here and there : from one place to another <travels around on business> b : to a particular place <come around for dinner> c ― used with some verbs to indicate repeated or continued action <always joking around when he should be serious> <don't play around with your food>
4 a : in rotation or succession <another winter comes around > b : from beginning to end : THROUGH <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 <cost around $5>