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Sense: Adverb: approximately
Synonyms:
approximately Collocations, roughly Collocations, around Collocations, somewhere around, round about, more or less, in the neighborhood of , in the region of , somewhere in the region of , circa, like Collocations, pretty much
Sense: Adverb: nearly
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nearly Collocations, almost Collocations, virtually Collocations, practically, near Collocations, next to, close to, nigh, borderline, much Collocations, most Collocations, just about, on the cusp of, on the verge of, give or take , approaching
Sense: Adverb: in various directions
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in every direction, all around, around Collocations, round Collocations , on all sides, in different directions
Sense: Adverb: in various places
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Sense: Preposition: within an area
Synonyms:
throughout Collocations, in the vicinity, all around, around here, around Collocations, around the place , about the place , within Collocations, within the confines of, close by, close at hand, nearby Collocations, near here, not far, not far away
Sense: Adjective: active - informal
Synonyms:
up and about , up Collocations , moving around, active Collocations, in action, out of bed, up and at 'em , on your feet, awake Collocations, astir
Sense: Preposition: with regard to
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concerning Collocations, regarding, on the subject of, re , with regard to, with respect to, in reference to, with reference to, as for, as far as sth/sb is concerned, apropos, referring to, respecting
Sense: Preposition: on the subject of
Synonyms:
on Collocations, on the subject of, concerning Collocations, concerned with, dealing with, on the topic of, referring to, touching on