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Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

☞ See Round, the shorter form, adv. & prep., which, in some of the meanings, is more commonly used.