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up and around

up and around is the alternative form of up and about.

Meaning of up and about

Adjective

up and about (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Out of bed and performing one's everyday activities (especially after illness).
    Synonyms:
    astir

Questions about up and around

What is up and around the alternative form of?
Up and around is the alternative form of up and about.

Words near up and around in the dictionary

  1. up against it
  2. up against the ropes
  3. up against the wall
  4. up and
  5. up and about
  6. up and around
  7. up and at 'em
  8. up and away
  9. up and coming
  10. up and disappear
  11. up and disappeared

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Adapted from Wiktionary: up and around (page history and authors); up and about (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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