adv,prep

 

in a circle on all sides of something

They sat around the table.

 

direction to the opposite direction

He turned around and looked at her.

 

circular movement in a circular movement

This lever turns the wheels around.

 

along outside along the outside of something, not through it

You have to walk around the house to get to the garden.

 

to a place to or in different parts of a place

She showed me around the museum.

 

several places from one place or person to another

She passed a plate of biscuits around.

 

here here, or near this place

Is Roger around?

 

existing present or available

Mobile phones have been around for years now.

 

approximately used before a number or amount to mean 'approximately'

around four o'clock