Adverb
1. in the area or vicinity;
"a few spectators standing about""hanging around""waited around for the next flight"2. by a circular or circuitous route;
"He came all the way around the base""the road goes around the pond"3. to or among many different places or in no particular direction;
"wandering about with no place to go""people were rushing about""news gets around (or about)""traveled around in Asia""he needs advice from someone who's been around""she sleeps around"4. in a circle or circular motion;
"The wheels are spinning around"5. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
"lasted approximately an hour""in just about a minute""he's about 30 years old""I've had about all I can stand""we meet about once a month""some forty people came""weighs around a hundred pounds""roughly $3,000""holds 3 gallons, more or less""20 or so people were at the party"6. in or to a reversed position or direction;
"about face""brought the ship about""suddenly she turned around"7. to a particular destination either specified or understood;
"she came around to see me""I invited them around for supper"8. all around or on all sides;
"dirty clothes lying around (or about)""let's look about for help""There were trees growing all around""she looked around her"9. in circumference;
"the trunk is ten feet around""the pond is two miles around"10. from beginning to end; throughout;
"It rains all year round on Skye""frigid weather the year around"