[
  {
    "word": "around",
    "phonetic": "/\u0259\u02c8\u0279a\u028and/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u0259\u02c8\u0279a\u028and/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u0259\u02c8\u0279a\u028and/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/around-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=709449",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(with the verb \"to be\") Present in the vicinity.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Is Clare around today?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(with the verb \"to be\") Alive; existing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "\"How is old Bob? I heard that his health is failing.\"\u00a0 \"Oh, he's still around. He's feeling better now.\""
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "High above, vultures circled around."
          },
          {
            "definition": "So as to surround or be near.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Everybody please gather around."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Nearly; approximately; about.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "An adult elephant weighs around five tons."
          },
          {
            "definition": "From place to place.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Look around and see what you find."
          },
          {
            "definition": "From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He used to stay up late but his new girlfriend changed that around."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(with turn, spin etc.) So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She spun around a few times."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I asked around, and no-one really liked it."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Used with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I planted a row of lilies around the statue."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She went around the track fifty times."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Near; in the vicinity of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I don't want you around me."
          },
          {
            "definition": "At or to various places within.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She went around the office and got everyone to sign the card."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/around"
    ]
  }
]