<p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.</li><li>on all sides; about: His land is fenced all around.</li><li>in all directions from a center or point of reference: He owns the land for miles around.</li><li>in a region or area neighboring a place: all the country around.</li><li>in circumference: The tree was 40 inches around.</li><li>in a circular or rounded course: to fly around and around.</li><li>through a sequence or series, as of places or persons: to show someone around.</li><li>through a recurring period, as of time, especially to the present or a particular time: when spring rolls around again.</li><li>by a circuitous or roundabout course: The driveway to the house goes around past the stables.</li><li>to a place or point, as by a circuit or circuitous course: to get around into the navigable channel.</li><li>with a rotating course or movement: The wheels turned around.</li><li>in or to another or opposite direction, course, opinion, etc.: Sit still and don't turn around.</li><li>after our arguments, she finally came around.</li><li>back into consciousness: The smelling salts brought her around.</li><li>in circulation, action, etc.: He hasn't been around lately.</li><li>the play has been around for years.</li><li>when will she be up and around?</li><li>somewhere near or about; nearby: I'll be around if you need me.</li><li>to a specific place: He came around to see me.</li></ul><p><strong>Preposition</strong></p><ul><li>about; on all sides; encircling; encompassing: a halo around his head.</li><li>so as to encircle, surround, or envelop: to tie paper around a package.</li><li>on the edge, border, or outer part of: a skirt with fringe around the bottom.</li><li>from place to place in; about: to get around town.</li><li>in all or various directions from: to look around one.</li><li>in the vicinity of: the country around Boston.</li><li>approximately; about: It's around five o'clock.</li><li>here and there in: There are many cafés around the city.</li><li>somewhere in or near: to stay around the house.</li><li>to all or various parts of: to wander around the country.</li><li>so as to make a circuit about or partial circuit to the other side of: to go around the lake; to sail around the cape.</li><li>reached by making a turn or partial circuit about: the church around the corner.</li><li>so as to revolve or rotate about a center or axis: the earth's motion around its axis.</li><li>personally close to: Only the few advisers around the party leader understood his real motives.</li><li>so as to get by a difficulty: They got around the lack of chairs by sitting on the floor.</li><li>so as to have a foundation in: The novel is built around a little-known historical event.</li></ul>