Hypertext Webster Gateway: "around"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Around \A*round"\, adv. [Pref. a- + round.]
1. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.

2. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space;
all about; as, to travel around from town to town.

3. Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing
around when the fight took place. [Colloq. U. S.]

Note: See {Round}, the shorter form, adv. & prep., which, in
some of the meanings, is more commonly used.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Around \A*round"\, prep.
1. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make
the circuit of; about.

A lambent flame arose, which gently spread Around
his brows. --Dryden.

2. From one part to another of; at random through; about; on
another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house
standing around the corner. [Colloq. U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Hem \Hem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hemming}.]
1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge
of. --Wordsworth.

2. To border; to edge

All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe.
--Spenser.

{To hem about}, {around}, or {in}, to inclose and confine; to
surround; to environ. ``With valiant squadrons round about
to hem.'' --Fairfax. ``Hemmed in to be a spoil to
tyranny.'' --Daniel.

{To hem out}, to shut out. ``You can not hem me out of
London.'' --J. Webster.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

around
adv 1: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about";
"hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
[syn: {about}]
2: by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way
around the base"; "the road goes around the pond"
3: to or among many different places or in no particular
direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people
were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)";
"traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone
who's been around"; "she sleeps around" [syn: {about}]
4: in a circle or circular motion; "The wheels are spinning
around"
5: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute";
"he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can
stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people
came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000";
"holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at
the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about}, {close to}, {just
about}, {some}, {roughly}, {more or less}, {or so}]
6: in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face";
"brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"
[syn: {about}]
7: to a particular destination either specified or understood;
"she came around to see me"; "I invited them around for
supper"
8: all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or
about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees
growing all around"; "she looked around her" [syn: {about}]
9: in circumference; "the trunk is ten feet around"; "the pond
is two miles around"
10: from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round
on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" [syn: {round}]


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