Synonyms of the word around


AROUNDABOUT - APPROXIMATELY - ROUGHLY - ROUND - SOME

around

  • prep. Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.
  • prep. Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
  • prep. Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
  • prep. (of distance, time) Near; in the vicinity of.
  • prep. At various places in.
  • adj. (informal, with the verb "to be") Alive; existing.
  • adv. Generally.
  • adv. From place to place.
  • adv. From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction;…
  • adv. (with turn, spin, etc.) Partially or completely rotated, including to face in the opposite direction.
  • adv. Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.

about

  • prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
  • prep. Near; not far from; approximately; regarding time, size, quantity.
  • prep. On the point or verge of.
  • prep. On one's person; nearby the person.
  • prep. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro…
  • prep. Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
  • prep. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
  • prep. (figuratively) In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in possession of; in control of; at one's…
  • prep. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
  • adv. Not distant; approximate.
  • adv. In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
  • adv. On the move; active; astir.
  • adv. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
  • adv. (obsolete) Preparing; planning.
  • adv. (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
  • adv. (chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) Going to; on the verge of; intending to.
  • adj. Moving around; astir.
  • adj. In existence; being in evidence; apparent;.
  • adj. Normally active and capable.

approximately

  • adv. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

roughly

  • adv. In a rough manner.
  • adv. Unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
  • adv. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.

round

  • adj. (physical) Shape.
  • adj. Complete, whole, not lacking.
  • adj. (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
  • adj. (linguistics) Pronounced with the lips drawn together.
  • adj. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.
  • adj. Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
  • adj. Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
  • adj. Large in magnitude.
  • n. A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
  • n. A circular or repetitious route.
  • n. A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
  • n. A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
  • n. A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
  • n. A single individual portion or dose of medicine.
  • n. One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
  • n. (art) A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.
  • n. A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical…
  • n. (sports) One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing…
  • n. (sports) A stage in a competition.
  • n. (sports) In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.
  • n. (engineering, drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for…
  • n. A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary,…
  • n. (butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine.
  • n. (dated) A rung, as of a ladder.
  • n. A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
  • n. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance;…
  • n. A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated…
  • n. A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
  • n. A circular dance.
  • n. Rotation, as in office; succession.
  • n. A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
  • n. An assembly; a group; a circle.
  • n. A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
  • n. (archaic) A vessel filled, as for drinking.
  • n. (nautical) A round-top.
  • n. A round of beef.
  • prep. (rare in US) Alternative form of around.
  • adv. Alternative form of around.
  • v. (transitive) To shape something into a curve.
  • v. (intransitive) To become shaped into a curve.
  • v. (with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.
  • v. (intransitive) To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
  • v. (transitive) To turn past a boundary.
  • v. (intransitive) To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).
  • v. (transitive, baseball) To advance to home plate.
  • v. (transitive) To go round, pass, go past.
  • v. To encircle; to encompass.
  • v. To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
  • v. (obsolete, intransitive) To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.
  • v. (obsolete, intransitive) To go or turn round; to wheel about.
  • v. (intransitive, archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak…
  • v. (transitive, archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To address or speak to in a whisper, utter…
  • n. (archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A whisper; whispering.
  • n. (archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Discourse; song.

some

  • pron. A certain number, at least one.
  • pron. An indefinite quantity.
  • pron. An indefinite amount, a part.
  • adv. Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.

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