около

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около

[ˈokəɫə]

Where it comes from

Происходит от праслав. *okolo, от которого в числе прочего произошли: др.-русск., русск.-церк.-слав. около «circum», околъ (греч. κύκλος), болг. о́кол «вокруг, по кругу», сербохорв. о̏коло «вокруг», словенск. okȏli, чешск. оkоlо, польск. оkоɫо, в.-луж. wоkоɫо, н.-луж. hоkоɫо; из о- и kolo. Родственно русск. колесо.

preposition

указывает на объект, находящийся рядом Около стола стояли две табуретки.
указывает на приблизительное соответствие какой-то величине Длина около трёх метров.

adverb

то же, что поблизости Ходить вокруг да около.

Thesaurus

preposition

adverb

In English

about nearly, approximately
odd about
next In a time, place or sequence closest or following
by near, or next to
near in close proximity to
nigh near, close to
around near
circa approximately, about, around
toward located near
nearly almost, but not quite
next to beside; alongside
approximately imprecise but close to in quantity or amount

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {около},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ru/%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}