Definitions
1.adjective(with the verb "to be") Present in the vicinity."Is Clare around today?"
2.adjective(with the verb "to be") Alive; existing.""How is old Bob? I heard that his health is failing." "Oh, he's still around. He's feeling better now.""
3.adverbSo as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof."High above, vultures circled around."
4.adverbSo as to surround or be near."Everybody please gather around."
5.adverbNearly; approximately; about."An adult elephant weighs around five tons."
6.adverbFrom place to place."Look around and see what you find."
7.adverbFrom one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement."He used to stay up late but his new girlfriend changed that around."
8.adverb(with turn, spin etc.) So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction."She spun around a few times."
9.adverbUsed with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people."I asked around, and no-one really liked it."
10.adverbUsed with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity.
11.prepositionDefining a circle or closed curve containing a thing."I planted a row of lilies around the statue."
12.preposition(of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding."There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information."
13.prepositionFollowing the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point."She went around the track fifty times."
14.prepositionFollowing a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve."The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on."
15.prepositionNear; in the vicinity of."I don't want you around me."
16.prepositionAt or to various places within."She went around the office and got everyone to sign the card."