go-around
[ goh-uh-round ]
/ ˈgoʊ əˌraʊnd /
noun
an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
a series or pattern of occurrences; round: After the third go-around of questions, the witness was released.
Also
go-round
(for defs 2, 3).
Origin of go-around
First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase
go around
Words nearby go-around
go without,
go without saying,
go wrong,
go, goes, going,
go-ahead,
go-around,
go-away bird,
go-between,
go-by,
go-cart,
go-devil
Definition for go around (2 of 2)
Origin of go
1
before 900; Middle English
gon, Old English
gān; cognate with Old High German
gēn, German
gehen
British Dictionary definitions for go around (1 of 4)
go around
go round
verb (intr)
(adverb)
to move about
(adverb foll by with)
to frequent the society (of a person or group of people)
she went around with older men
(adverb)
to be sufficient
are there enough sweets to go round?
to circulate (in)
measles is going round the school
(preposition)
to be actively and constantly engaged in (doing something)
she went around caring for the sick
to be long enough to encircle
will that belt go round you?
British Dictionary definitions for go around (2 of 4)
GO
/ military /
abbreviation for
general order
British Dictionary definitions for go around (3 of 4)
go
1
/ (ɡəʊ) /
verb goes, going, went or gone (mainly intr)
noun plural goes
adjective
(postpositive) informal
functioning properly and ready for action: esp used in astronautics
all systems are go
Word Origin for go
Old English
gān; related to Old High German
gēn, Greek
kikhanein to reach, Sanskrit
jahāti he forsakes
British Dictionary definitions for go around (4 of 4)
go
2
I-go
/ (ɡəʊ) /
noun
a game for two players in which stones are placed on a board marked with a grid, the object being to capture territory on the board
Word Origin for go
from Japanese
Idioms and Phrases with go around
go around
Also, go round. Satisfy a demand or need, as in Is there enough food to go around? [Mid-1800s]
Same as go about, def. 1.
go around with. Same as go with, def. 1.
go or run around in circles. Engage in excited but useless activity. For example, Bill ran around in circles trying organize us but to no avail. This idiom was first recorded in 1933. For what goes around comes around, see under full circle.