around

Meaning of around in English

Adverb

US /əˈraʊnd/ UK /əˈraʊnd/

1. here and there; from place to place

travel around

2. on all sides; everywhere

There were flowers all around.

3. near here; somewhere near

My son is somewhere around.

4. a little more or less; approximately

There were around one hundred people in the park.

5. in or to the opposite direction; halfway round

She heard a strange noise and turned around.

Preposition

US /əˈraʊnd/ UK /əˈraʊnd/

1. here and there in; from place to place in

travel around the world

2. somewhere near

play around one's house

3. a little more or less than

She got home around 9 o'clock.

4. on the edge, border, or outer part of

a skirt with braid around the bottom