around Copy link Outline A. Prep.I. On every side1. circum (with acc.)2. circā (with acc.)II. From place to place1. circum, circā2. pĕr (with acc.)B. AdverbI. On every side1. circum2. circāII. From place to place1. circum2. circā • around: A. Prep.: I. On every side: 1. circum (with acc.): you are pressed by the crowd standing a. you, urgeris turba c. te stante, Hor.: Cic. 2. circā (with acc.): Romulus sent ambassadors a. to the neighbouring nations, Romulus legatos c. vicinas gentes misit, Liv. II. From place to place: 1. circum, circā: I wish to ramble a. our little country-seats, circum villulas nostras errare volo, Cic.: v. about. 2. pĕr (with acc.): to gossip a. the streets, per vias fabulari, Pl.: v. through, throughout. B. Adverb: I. On every side: 1. circum: the works which were a., quae c. erant opera, Caes. 2. circā: there was grass a., gramen erat c., Ov. II. From place to place: 1. circum: they assembled from all places a., c. undique convenire, Virg. 2. circā: the corn had been collected from all the fields a., frumentum undique c. ex agris convectum erat, Liv.--N.B. This adverb is most frequently expressed in Latin by some prefix to the verbs: as, circumsedeo, to sit a.; circumscribo, to draw a line a.: for which v. to sit, DRAW A LINE, &c. Phr.: an audience standing a., corona (cf. vulgi stante corona, Ov. Met. 13, 1): Cic.