definition of
around

[1] #1 around r. [about] in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight". wn

[2] #2 around r. by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond". wn

[3] #3 around r. [about] used of movement 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. wn

[4] #4 around r. in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning around". wn

[5] #5 around r. [approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, or so] (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. wn