go around English

Meaning go around meaning

What does go around mean?

go around

— verb (= spread) become widely known and passed on the rumor spread the story went around in the office

— verb be sufficient There's not enough to go around

— verb go around the flank of (an opposing army)

— verb (= revolve, rotate) turn on or around an axis or a center The Earth revolves around the Sun The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire

— verb (= bypass) avoid something unpleasant or laborious You cannot bypass these rules!

Synonyms go around synonyms

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go around English » English

circulate

go round

turn

detour

circle

spread

rotate

revolve

encircle

bypass

skirt

short-circuit

get around

surround

go

avoid

twist

round

pass by

overtake

move around

move about

get about

wind

walk

travel around

steer clear

propagate

outflank

hem in

do

cross

coil

circumvent

circumnavigate

by-pass

be there

be rumored

wheel

wave off

waste

walk around

walk along the edge of

walk along

walk about

vanish

twirl

twine

turn out

turn around

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Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Gossip

• What do rumors do?
  circulate float go around be all over town get spread

Physical actions Move Move toward something

Move past, over, through

• What words refer to moving past something?
  move past move by bypass go around go by stop by zoom by zip by

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Movie subtitles

Don't just go wandering around!