round about

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round about

adverb

not comparable In an opposite direction. The aircraft then came round about for another approach.
emphatic, not comparable, sometimes Round, around (i.e., approximately). I reckon there're round about a dozen cattle that escaped his drive and are now living down by the river until someone rounds them up.
not comparable Round, around (i.e., surrounding); closely surrounding. Near-synonym: near about
Similar: near about

phrase

At a point or time approximately equal to. She expects to get home round about ten o'clock, if all goes well.

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@misc{round_about_2026,
  title = {round about},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/round%20about},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}