adverb
In the neighbourhood; around.
Almost, nearly.
verb
To encircle or surround (someone or something).
To cover, enclose, or envelop (someone or something).
Followed by from: to hide or shield (someone or something).
(chiefly passive voice) Of a person: to be positioned or stationed around (someone or something) to attend to or protect them.
(figuratively) Of a situation or state of affairs, especially danger or trouble: to happen to and affect (someone or something).
To amount to or encompass (a space).
To travel completely around (a place or thing); to circumnavigate.
noun
(archaic except in the plural, formal, also figuratively) A surrounding area or place (especially of an urban settlement); an environment.