located or situated on every side

the mountains towering all around

so as to face in the opposite direction

Guy seized her by the shoulders and turned her around

in or to many places throughout a locality

word got around that he was on the verge of retirement

aimlessly or unsystematically; here and there

one of them was glancing nervously around

present, living, in the vicinity, or in active use

there was no one around

maize has been around for a long time

(used with a number or quantity) approximately

software costs would be around £1,500

I returned to my hotel around 3 a.m

on every side of

the palazzo is built around a courtyard

the hills around the city

in or to many places throughout (a community or locality)

cycling around the village

a number of large depots around the country

so as to pass (a place or object) in a curved or approximately circular route

he walked around the airfield

it can drill around corners

so as to encircle or embrace (someone or something)

he put his arm around her