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Around meaning

  1. Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
  2. Centred upon; surrounding; regarding.
  3. Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.

Synonyms of Around

about approximately close to just about some roughly more or less or so round

Using Around

  • The main meaning on this page is: Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something). | Centred upon; surrounding; regarding. | Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
  • Useful related words include: about, approximately, close to, just about.
  • In the example corpus, around often appears in combinations such as: around the, and around, at around.

Context around Around

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Around

  • In this selection, "around" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rotation, plants, costs, convert, care and long stand out and add context to how "around" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 000 participants around 30 festival and 00am arrived around 11pm when. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "around" sits close to words such as since, however and both, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with around

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

We had similar interests around food, around music, around humor, around film. (12 words)

The smallest known mosquitoes are around convert, and the largest around convert. citation Mosquitoes typically weigh around 5 mg. (19 words)

Illinois plants around 11 million corn acres; Nebraska plants around 10 million corn acres; Minnesota plants around 8 million corn acres. (21 words)

It contains about 60 stars, of which Tau Canis Majoris is the brightest member.sfn Located around 3 degrees northeast of Wezen, it covers an area around 12 light-years in diameter, though the stars appear huddled around Tau when seen through binoculars. (43 words)

Think about the additional services that we've been working to stand up rapidly over the last number of years now around behavioral care, around care in the home, around care in the workplace in terms of virtual care. (39 words)

According to the Bureau’s final environmental impact statement, only around half of the oil produced from the project will replace foreign imports from tankers and pipelines, with around 30 percent replacing other oil extracted in the United States. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

We had similar interests around food, around music, around humor, around film.

Rotation around any axis can be performed by taking a rotation around the x axis, followed by a rotation around the y axis, and followed by a rotation around the z axis.

Similarly, around is more commonly used in constructions such as running around, stomping around or messing around in contrast with the British convention of using about.

As we speak now, the breakfast of Zamfara Pilgrims arrived in their hotel around 1pm, while dinner, which usually comes around 8:00am arrived around 11pm, when most of the pilgrims had gone to sleep.

An embedded low settled around the Calgary area, and with an atmospheric temperature profile around freezing, the early snow was very dense with water-packed around the snowflake nuclei.

Other common causes include inability to cope in hot weather (around 13% of cases), being in a hot vehicle (around 5%) and being in a hot building (around 3%).

The data indicates that around 9.85 lakh new members enrolled during May, which is around 11 per cent as compared to April and around 11.5 per cent higher than May last year.

Think about the additional services that we've been working to stand up rapidly over the last number of years now around behavioral care, around care in the home, around care in the workplace in terms of virtual care.

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Illinois plants around 11 million corn acres; Nebraska plants around 10 million corn acres; Minnesota plants around 8 million corn acres.

International tourist arrivals to Africa grows at around 5 per cent per annum with North Africa growing at around 4 per cent, while Sub-Saharan Africa grows around 6 per cent per annum.

Avastin costs around £28 per injection, according to the judgment, while Eylea costs around £816 per injection and Lucentis costs around 551 pounds per injection.

It contains about 60 stars, of which Tau Canis Majoris is the brightest member.sfn Located around 3 degrees northeast of Wezen, it covers an area around 12 light-years in diameter, though the stars appear huddled around Tau when seen through binoculars.

Rice is grown around swampy areas around the Black River & around Long Bay in Hanover and Westmoreland parishes for local consumption.

The Carnival Procession is around convert long and consists of 3.000 participants, around 30 festival vehicles and around 20 bands and takes place every year.

The smallest known mosquitoes are around convert, and the largest around convert. citation Mosquitoes typically weigh around 5 mg.

Venezuela has a road network of around 100,000 km (placing it around 47th in the world ); around a third of roads are paved.

Abel Carney has struggled so far with the bat this season, but he has been around long enough to know that a good score is always just around the corner.

About 67 million years ago, when T. rex was stomping around in what is now the western United States, the largest lizards, the carnivorous giant mosasaurs, were swimming around in the ocean.

According to the Bureau’s final environmental impact statement, only around half of the oil produced from the project will replace foreign imports from tankers and pipelines, with around 30 percent replacing other oil extracted in the United States.

A coffin was exhumed, and on the inside, a skeleton was lying on top of soft woolen padding; a wool blanket tucked around it and wrapped snugly around its head.

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Common combinations with around

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "around" in a sentence?
An example: "We had similar interests around food, around music, around humor, around film." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "around" from authentic English texts.
What does "around" mean?
Around means: Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
What are synonyms of "around"?
Common synonyms of "around" include: about, approximately, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, or so. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "around" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "around", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.