about | (adverb) (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | Synonyms: approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some |
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(adverb) in the area or vicinity | Synonyms: around |
(adverb) in or to a reversed position or direction | Synonyms: around |
(adverb) in rotation or succession | - |
(adverb) used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction | Synonyms: around |
(adverb) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | Synonyms: almost, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh |
(adverb) all around or on all sides | Synonyms: around |