around

1. adverb

1)

there were houses scattered around

Syn:

on every side, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), everywhere; about, here and there

2)

he turned around

Syn:

in the opposite direction, to face the other way, backward, to the rear

3)

there was no one around

Syn:

nearby, near, about, close by, close, close at hand, at hand, in the vicinity, at close range

2. preposition

1)

the palazzo is built around a courtyard

Syn:

on all sides of, about, encircling, surrounding, enclosing

2)

they drove around town

Syn:

about, all over, in/to all parts of

3)

around three miles

Syn:

approximately, about, around/round about, circa, roughly, something like, more or less, in the region of, in the neighborhood of, give or take (a few); nearly, close to, approaching; getting on for; informal in the ballpark of

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- around the clock