go-around

[ goh-uh-round ]

noun

1. an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
2. a series or pattern of occurrences; round:

   After the third go-around of questions, the witness was released.

3. runaround ( def 1 ).

go around

verb

1. adverb to move about
2. adverbfoll bywith to frequent the society (of a person or group of people)

   she went around with older men

3. adverb to be sufficient

   are there enough sweets to go round?

4. to circulate (in)

   measles is going round the school

5. preposition to be actively and constantly engaged in (doing something)

   she went around caring for the sick

6. to be long enough to encircle

   will that belt go round you?

Word History and Origins

Origin of go-around¹

First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase go around

Example Sentences

He said he would go around again that evening.

From BBC

Love said, "I asked him, 'How did you come about really loving Black people's music?' He said he would go around Black churches and just stand at the windows and listen to their music.'"

From Salon

There was plenty of credit to go around on a quickly assembled staff that is starting to produce.

From Los Angeles Times

So, when Chandrayaan-3 was launched, it orbited the Earth several times before it was sling-shot into the lunar orbit, where it went around the Moon a few times before landing.

From BBC

There was an obvious change in the runs he made, because now he was going around the outside of Son and dragging McGinn with him.

From BBC

Related Words

• cover
• extend
• go
• go on
• last
• reach
• stretch