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around

adverb
  1. imprecise but fairly close to correct, usually referring to quantities
    “The pot had around a litre of water in it.”
    about
  2. in circumference
    “the trunk is ten feet around”
  3. in the area or vicinity
    about
  4. from beginning to end
    throughround
  5. by a circular or circuitous route
    “You came all the way around the base.”
  6. in a circle or circular motion
    “The wheels are spinning around”
  7. all around or on all sides
    “dirty clothes lying around (or about)”
    about
  8. to a particular destination either specified or understood
    “They came around to see me.”
  9. in or to a reversed position or direction
    about
  10. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
    about