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21around — 1. preposition /əˈɹaʊnd,əˈɹæwnd/ a) Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing. I planted a row of lillies around the statue. b) Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point …
22around — /ə raυnd/ preposition 1. approximately ● The office costs around £2,000 a year to heat. ● His salary is around $85,000. 2. with a premium or discount ♦ 5 points around with a 5 point premium and a 5 point discount, both calculated on the spot… …
23around — [14] Around was formed in Middle English from the prefix a ‘on’ and the noun round (perhaps influenced by the Old French phrase a la reonde ‘in the round, roundabout’). It was slow to usurp existing forms such as about – it does not occur in… …
24around — adv 1. about, on all sides, right and left, in all directions; everywhere, throughout, all over, in all parts, over, through; to and fro, here and there, hither and thither, hither and yon, far and wide. 2. in circumference, perimetrically,… …
25around — preposition 1) the hills around the city Syn: surrounding, enclosing, on all sides of 2) around three miles Syn: approximately, about, round about, circa, roughly, more or less, nearly …
26around — Puni. ♦ To go around, ka apuni, pō ai, anapuni, kalawai. ♦ “Around the island” hula, ka apuni …
27around — see what goes around comes around …
28around — [14] Around was formed in Middle English from the prefix a ‘on’ and the noun round (perhaps influenced by the Old French phrase a la reonde ‘in the round, roundabout’). It was slow to usurp existing forms such as about – it does not occur in… …
29around — See about. See about, around, round …
30around — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. & prep. surrounding, about; near, neighboring. See nearness, environment. II (Roget s IV) modif. & prep. 1. [Surrounding] Syn. about, in this area, on all sides, on every side, in circumference,… …
