around

/ə-ˈrau̇nd/

Middle English arounde, a round "along the margin, on all sides," from a- + round, rounde

adverb

  1. in a circle or in circumference

  2. in, along, or through a circuit

  3. on all or various sides : in every or any direction

The wheel goes around.

The road goes around by the lake.

preposition

  1. on all sides of

  2. so as to encircle or enclose

  3. so as to avoid or get past : on or to another side of

a yard with a fence around it

seated around the table

adjective

  1. about

  2. being in existence, evidence, or circulation

He has been up and around for two days.