о́коло

preposition

by; near; around
GEN something
сиде́ть
о́коло GEN by someone
sit
о́коло го́рода есть о́зеро there is a lake near the town
никого́ нет о́коло there is nobody around
в поля́х о́коло дере́вни in the fields (a)round / about the village
где́-нибудь о́коло (этого ме́ста) somewhere near / about the place; hereabout(s), somewhere near here
about; near, around, about, by
GEN something
о́коло трёх дней about three days
сейча́с о́коло трёх (часо́в) it is about three (o'clock) now
пришёл о́коло трёх (часо́в) came (at) about three (o'clock)
used in the following idiomatic expressions
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