No. 3,904 in Russian
вокруг
Around.
In a sentence
Дети играют вокруг дерева.
The children are playing around the tree.
The word "вокруг" in this sentence is used as a preposition indicating spatial relation, meaning 'around'.
Вокруг него собралась толпа.
A crowd gathered around him.
Here, "вокруг" is used to indicate that something is occurring in the vicinity or encircling a central point, 'around him'.
Вокруг много разговоров о новом законе.
There is a lot of talk around the new law.
In this case, "вокруг" metaphorically implies a focus or thematic relation to a topic, 'around the new law'.
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