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From Middle High German her umbe, equivalent to modern her (“hither”) + um (“about”).

• IPA(key): /hɛˈʁʊm/

herum

1. about, around.
   Er lief herum. ― He ran around.

Frequently used in combination with um:

Schaue um dich herum. ― Look around you.

Er ging um den Baum herum. ― He walked around the tree.

• herumgehen, herumlaufen
• umher
• umhin
• “herum” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “herum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “herum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “herum” in Duden online