reasonably close to. ALMOST. on the verge of —usually used with be and a following infinitive. on all sides: AROUND. in rotation. around the outside. in many different directions: HERE AND THERE. in the vicinity: NEAR. in the opposite direction. in a circle around: on every side of: AROUND. in the immediate neighborhood of: NEAR. on or near the person of. in the makeup of. at the command of. engaged in. with regard to: CONCERNING. concerned with. fundamentally concerned with or directed toward. over or in different parts of. moving from place to place. AROUND sense 2.