round about

1. adverb

1) (on all sides) ringsum

the villages round about — die umliegenden Dörfer

2) (indirectly) auf Umwegen

3) (approximately) rund

round about 2,500 people — um die od. rund 2 500 Leute

2. preposition

rund um

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1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.) um...herum

2) (near: There are not many houses round about.) um...herum

3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) um...herum

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1. adverb

1) (on all sides) ringsum

the villages round about — die umliegenden Dörfer

2) (indirectly) auf Umwegen

3) (approximately) rund

round about 2,500 people — um die od. rund 2 500 Leute

2. preposition

rund um