Synonyms for around

Grammar : Adv

Spell : uh-round

Phonetic Transcription : əˈraʊnd

Top 10 synonyms for around

Other synonyms for the word around

Définition of around

Origin : c.1300, "in circumference," from phrase on round. Rare before 1600. In sense of "here and there with no fixed direction" it is 1776, American English (properly about). Of time, from 1888. To have been around "gained worldly experience" is from 1927, U.S. colloquial.

adv situated on sides, circumference, or in general area
adv close to a place

Example sentences :

"Thought it might be some of you folks when I saw the car," said Higbee, shaking hands all around.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

He led her, unresisting, around to the couch at the other side of the table.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

There was good feed all around, but we could not, from the darkness, find any water.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

We strive for peace and security, heartened by the changes all around us.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Beneath were the illustrious dead; around were the illustrious living.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

Around the corner came Andrew Lanning with his head bowed in thought.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

From this position he commanded with his rifle the sweep of hillside all around the cabin.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

The boys were listening, their heads bent forward all around her.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

You can be lonely in a crowd, and I guess—is there any one around here you like better than me?
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

At the rear of the house she shook off his arm and preceded him around the building.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

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