Entry Word: around

Function: adverb

Meaning: 1 on all sides or in every direction <he looked around> <butterflies were flying all around>

Synonyms about, round

Related Words all over, everyplace, everywhere; abroad, afloat, hereabouts (or hereabout)

2 toward the opposite direction <she turned around and saw him>

Synonyms about, back, round

Related Words backward (or backwards), behind, down, downward, rearward (or rearwards); across, athwart, counter, counterclockwise

3 at, within, or to a short distance or time <stay around the yard while you're playing> <he'll be getting in around 6:00> — see near 1
4 from beginning to end <a team that plays all year around> — see through 1