Around/round indicates movement or position in a circle or a curve. They sat around the fire. She walked around the house. British people also use around to talk about going to all or most parts of a place, or giving things to everybody in a group. We walked around the town. (=We went to almost …
The preposition about has several uses. To indicate movement or position About indicates movement or position in various directions and places. We walked about the old city. The princes went riding about the country. Children were running about everywhere. Men were standing about the street corners. To mean ‘near to’ About can mean ‘near to.’ …
