Main Entry:

¹around

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈrau̇nd\

Function:

adverb

Etymology:

Middle English, from ¹a- + ²round

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>