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um (acc. preposition)
   around; at (time); for; approximately; after

Er kommt um zwei Uhr an.
He arrives at two o'clock.
Ich gehe immer um den Wald.
I always go around the woods. (...avoid the woods.)
Sie spielen um Geld.
They're playing for money.
Wir haben Kinder gern um uns.
We like having children around (us).
In Ulm, um Ulm, um Ulm herum. (Zungenbrecher)
In Ulm, around Ulm, all around Ulm. (German tongue twister)

NOTE: Um is one of the accusative prepositions in German, including: durch, für, gegen and ohne. It has different meanings, depending on whether it is referring to time (at) or location (around).

Related:
um ... zu (conj.) in order to
  Er spart Geld, um sich später ein Haus zu kaufen.
  He's saving money in order to buy a house later.
Stunde um Stunde hour after hour
um sich schauen to look around (oneself)

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