around

preposition
a·round
/əˈɹaʊnd/

Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).

Example

“She wore a gold chain around her neck.”

Other meanings

Centred upon; surrounding; regarding.
“We could use some clarification around the new rules.”
Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
“We walked around the football field.”

Example sentences

“Where can I get pizza around here?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“An accretion disk has formed around the star.”
Tatoeba · hecko · CC0
“I'm going to stick around for a while.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "round" (circle, round).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “around” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.