be around

Verb

 * 1)  To be alive, existent, or present.
 * I'll be around for another hour or so.
 * This restaurant has been around since 1938.
 * 1)  To be near; to socialize with.
 * You're fun to be around.
 * 1)  To be near; to socialize with.
 * You're fun to be around.

Usage notes

 * When this expression has the sense of "to be alive" or "to be existent," it is often used with.
 * The related form to have been around can have a distinctly different meaning.