around
preposition, adverb (IN THIS PLACE) /əˈraʊnd/ (mainly UK round)Definition
A2 positioned or moving in or near a place, often without a clear direction, purpose, or order: He always leaves his clothes lying around (on the floor). She went into town and spent two hours just walking around. Let's take the children to the park so they can run around for a bit. I used to live around (= near) here. She's never around (= near here) when you need her. Will you be around next week? There's a lot of flu around (= a lot of people have it) at the moment. Smartphones have been around (= existed) for quite a while.General location and orientation
(Definition of around prepositionadverb (IN THIS PLACE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -orientated suffix
- about adverb (ALL DIRECTIONS)
- about adverb (NO ORDER)
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- along preposition (AT A PARTICULAR PLACE)
- anterior adjective
- bearing noun (POSITION)
- every determiner (ALL)
- far adverb (DISTANCE)
- front adjective
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- left noun (DIRECTION)
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