around

preposition, adverb (IN THIS DIRECTION)

/əˈraʊnd/ (mainly UK round)

Definition

A2 in a position or direction surrounding, or in a direction going along the edge of or from one part to another (of): We sat around the table. He put his arm around her. A crowd had gathered around the scene of the accident. She had a woollen scarf around her neck. The moon goes around the Earth. I walked around the side of the building. As the bus left, she turned around (= so that she was facing in the opposite direction) and waved goodbye to us. He put the wheel on the right/wrong way around (= facing the right/wrong way). The children were dancing around the room. I spent a year travelling around Africa and the Middle East. The museum's collection includes works of art from all around the world. She passed a plate of biscuits around (= from one person to another). This virus has been going around (= from one person to another).General location and orientation

(Definition of around prepositionadverb (IN THIS DIRECTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)