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Meaning of make the rounds | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To circulate from one place to another.
  2. To go from one place to another for a particular reason.

Equivalents

Deutsch die Runde machen
Español andar de aquí para allí andar de ceca en meca hacer la ronda ir de acá para allá ir de la ceca a la meca roldar rondar
Suomi kiertää
Français faire le tour faire une ronde
Polski krążyć latać
Tagalog ikutan mag-ikot-ikot rumonda

Examples

“The naked photos of that celebrity have⟳ been making the rounds in the tabloids.”
“The doctors at the hospital check on the patients when they make⟳ the rounds at nine o'clock.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

make the running make the weather make the welkin ring make the world go around make tick make time

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