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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