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Thursday, February 5, 2026

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вокруг

   
round, around, about
[vahk-ROOK]


  • Де́ти сиде́ли вокру́г стола́.
  • The children were sitting around the table.
  • Вокру́г до́ма стоя́л высо́кий деревя́нный забо́р.
  • There was a high wooden fence around the house.
  • Мой друг регуля́рно чита́ет нау́чно-популя́рный журна́л "Вокру́г све́та".
  • My friend regularly reads the popular science magazine “Around the world”.
  • Уже́ давно́ дока́зано, что Земля́ враща́ется вокру́г Со́лнца, а не наоборо́т.
  • It has been proved for a long time now that the Earth circles the Sun, and not the other way round.
  • На Но́вый год в Росси́и в де́тских сада́х де́ти во́дят хорово́ды вокру́г нового́дней ёлки.
  • On New Year in Russian kindergartens the children sing and dance in a ring around the New Year tree.

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Word: вокруг
Meaning: round, around, about
Pronunciation: [vahk-ROOK]

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