Hi Denis -- on Apr 11 2015 at 13:45, you wrote:   
      
   DM> In which circumstance do you prefer to use the word "around" ?   
      
   DM> Do you know the synonym of this word?   
      
   (Sentences revised to be grammatically correct). This question can't be   
   answered easily, Denis, as there are multiple meanings ("usages") for the   
   word. Here's one dictionary definition which also gives synonyms.   
      
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   around   
      
   adverb   
   1. located or situated on every side.   
   "the mountains towering all around"   
      
   synonyms: on every side, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place),   
   everywhere; More so as to surround someone or something.   
   "everyone crowded around"   
      
   so as to give support and companionship.   
   "if one girl is distraught, the others will rally around"   
      
   with circular motion.   
   "the boats were spun around by waterspouts"   
      
   so as to cover or take in the whole area surrounding a particular center.   
   "she paused to glance around admiringly at the decor"   
      
   so as to reach everyone in a particular group or area.   
   "he passed a newspaper clipping around"   
      
   2. so as to rotate and face in the opposite direction.   
   "Jack seized her by the shoulders and turned her around"   
   synonyms: in the opposite direction, to face the other way, backward, to   
   the rear "he turned around"   
      
   so as to lead in another direction.   
   "it was the last house before the road curved around"   
      
   used in describing the position of something, typically with regard to   
   the direction in which it is facing or its relation to other items. "the   
   picture shows the pieces the wrong way around"   
      
   used to describe a situation in terms of the relation between people,   
   actions, or events. "it was he who was attacking her, not the other way   
   around"   
      
   3.so as to reach a new place or position, typically by moving from one   
   side of something to the other. "he made his way around to the back of   
   the building"   
      
   in or to many places throughout a locality.   
   "his only ambition is to drive around in a sports car"   
      
   used to convey an ability to navigate or orient oneself.   
   "I like pupils to find their own way around"   
      
   informal   
   used to convey the idea of visiting someone else.   
   "why don't you come around to my office?"   
      
   randomly or unsystematically; here and there.   
   "John tried to focus on her but she kept moving around"   
      
   4.in existence, in the vicinity, or in active use.   
   "there was no one around"   
      
   synonyms:	nearby, near, about, close by, close, close at hand, at   
   hand, in the vicinity, at close range "there was no one around"   
      
   near at hand.   
   "he would want to have her around as much as possible"   
      
   5.approximately; about.   
   "software costs would be around $1,500"   
      
   synonyms: approximately, about, around/round about, circa, roughly,   
   something like, more or less, in the region of, in the neighborhood of,   
   give or take (a few); More   
      
   preposition   
   preposition: around; preposition: round   
      
   1. on every side of.   
   "the palazzo is built around a courtyard"   
      
   synonyms:	on all sides of, about, encircling, surrounding, enclosing   
   "the palazzo is built around a courtyard"   
      
   (of something abstract) having (the thing mentioned) as a focal point.   
   "our entire culture is built around those loyalties"   
      
   2. in or to many places throughout (a community or locality).   
   "cycling around the village"   
      
   synonyms: about, all over, in/to all parts of   
   "they drove around town"   
      
      
      
      
   Cheers... Dallas   
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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