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>