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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Round \Round\, prep.
On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around;
about; as, the people atood round him; to go round the city;
to wind a cable round a windlass.
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The serpent Error twines round human hearts. --Cowper.
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Round about, an emphatic form for round or about. ``Moses .
. . set them [The elders] round about the tabernacle.''
--Num. xi. 24.
To come round, to gain the consent of, or circumvent, (a
person) by flattery or deception. [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
About \A*bout"\, adv.
1. On all sides; around.
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'Tis time to look about. --Shak.
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2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the
outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
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3. Here and there; around; in one place and another.
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Wandering about from house to house. --1 Tim. v.
13.
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4. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in
quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as
high; -- also of quantity, number, time. ``There fell . .
. about three thousand men.'' --Exod. xxii. 28.
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5. To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite
direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to
turn one's self about.
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To bring about, to cause to take place; to accomplish.
To come about, to occur; to take place. See under Come.
To go about, To set about, to undertake; to arrange; to
prepare. ``Shall we set about some revels?'' --Shak.
Round about, in every direction around.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Round \Round\, prep.
On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around;
about; as, the people atood round him; to go round the city;
to wind a cable round a windlass.
The serpent Error twines round human hearts. --Cowper.
Round about, an emphatic form for round or about. ``Moses .
. . set them [The elders] round about the tabernacle.''
--Num. xi. 24.
To come round, to gain the consent of, or circumvent, (a
person) by flattery or deception. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
About \A*bout"\, adv.
1. On all sides; around.
'Tis time to look about. --Shak.
2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the
outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
3. Here and there; around; in one place and another.
Wandering about from house to house. --1 Tim. v.
13.
4. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in
quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as
high; -- also of quantity, number, time. ``There fell . .
. about three thousand men.'' --Exod. xxii. 28.
5. To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite
direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to
turn one's self about.
To bring about, to cause to take place; to accomplish.
To come about, to occur; to take place. See under Come.
To go about, To set about, to undertake; to arrange; to
prepare. ``Shall we set about some revels?'' --Shak.
Round about, in every direction around.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
round about
adv.
1 In an opposite direction.
2 (lb en emphatic) round; around.
prep.phr.
At a point or time approximately equal to.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
round about
adv.
1 In an opposite direction.
2 (lb en emphatic) round; around.
prep.phr.
At a point or time approximately equal to.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
round about
adv.
1 In an opposite direction.
2 (lb en emphatic) round; around.
prep.phr.
At a point or time approximately equal to.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
round about
adv.
1 In an opposite direction.
2 (lb en emphatic) round; around.
prep.phr.
At a point or time approximately equal to.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
round about /ɹˈaʊnd ɐbˈaʊt/
rundherum
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
round about /ɹˈaʊnd ɐbˈaʊt/
1. tájban
2. körül
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "round about":
about, again, all over, all round, all through, anticlockwise,
around, at about, back, backward, by, by way of, circlewise,
circuitously, clockwise, close, close about, counterclockwise,
deviously, every which way, everywhence, everywhere, everywhither,
from every quarter, head over heels, heels over head, in a circle,
in a spin, in a whirl, in all directions, in circles,
in every quarter, in reverse, in the neighborhood, in the vicinity,
indirectly, obliquely, on every side, over, passing by,
passing through, round, round and round, through, throughout, via,
widdershins
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
在四周,在附近;迂回地,兜圈子地;间接地;大约,在…左右
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