Meaning of go around | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To move or spread from person to person.
   intransitive
2. To visit (a place) or with (somebody).
   intransitive
3. To fight or argue; to obsess over something.
   intransitive, slang
4. To be shared with everyone.
   intransitive
5. To perform a go-around maneuver.
   intransitive
6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, around.

Examples

“The rumor is going around that Mr. X and Ms. Y are having an affair. There's a cough going around.”

““[…] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. What I won't stand is to have them togs called a livery. […]””

“I'm going around to John's house later.”

“There's plenty of fish to go around.”

“ATC told the flight to go around because another plane was still on the runway.”

“Let's make the wheels go around.”

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