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View usage for: phraseIn spoken English, round about means approximately. [mainly British, vagueness] Round about one and a half million people died. ...a system that was abolished round about 1902. Synonyms: approximately, about, around, generally More Synonyms of round about See full dictionary entry for roundround about in British English (raʊnd əˈbaʊt) adverb1. on all sides The sheltering trees round about rustled as the wind picked up. What do the people round about think? 2. British informal approximately The major heart surgery commenced at round about a quarter to eleven. preposition3. on all sides of The flaming fire was round about him. 4. British informal approximately Round about nine o'clock they ran out of money. round about in American English 1. in or to the opposite direction 2. in every direction around See full dictionary entry for round Examples of 'round about' in a sentenceround about What do the people round about think?That was just in an round about the final sight of goal the Potters had for the rest of the afternoon. Chinese translation of 'round about' - (esp Brit, = approximately)
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See round (sense 15) Nearby words ofround about - roughly speaking
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Additional synonymsThere are still somewhere in the region of 18 million members. Synonyms around, almost, nearing, nearly, approaching, close to, roughly, more or less, approximatelyI'm going to save somewhere in the vicinity of $100 million . Synonyms about, around, nearly, near, approaching, close to, roughly, something like, just about, just over, more or less, just under, close on, in the region of, getting on for (British, informal), in the neighbourhood of Definition as an estimate These guys were more or less my own age. Synonyms approximately, about, nearly, close to, roughly, in the region ofa period of roughly 30 million years Synonyms approximately, about, around, close to, just about, more or less, in the region of, circa, in the vicinity of, not far off, in the neighbourhood of Definition approximately round about one and a half million Synonyms generally close to loosely just about not far off in the neighbourhood of See roundAdditional synonymsDefinition near in number, time, or degree The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 per cent. Synonyms approximately, around, almost, nearing, nearly, approaching, close to, roughly, just about, more or less, in the region of, in the vicinity of, not far off, circaDefinition approximately in The journey was around eighty miles. Synonyms approximately, about, nearly, close to, roughly, just about, in the region of, circa, in the vicinity of, not far off, in the neighbourhood of, nigh (archaic, dialect) Definition (used with a date) approximately The story tells of a runaway slave in Louisiana, circa 1850. Synonyms approximately, about, around, roughly, in the region of, round about Nearby words ofround about - roughly
- roughneck
- round
- round about
- round on someone
- round something off
- round something or someone up
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