get around
verb
got around; got around or gotten around; getting around; gets around
1
a
: to find or take the necessary time or effort
—used with to
b
: to give attention or consideration
—used with to
2
: to go from place to place
3
: to become known or current
word got around that he was resigning
Synonyms
Examples of get around in a Sentence
somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles
somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state
Recent Examples on the Web
However, children can get around the rule by having an adult’s credit card linked in their accounts.
—
Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
The Batmobile West and Burt Ward used to get around their sunlit version of Gotham City is just too campy, thanks to its many toy-like gadgets.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
The authority was established under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and Biden has been using it to get around congressional resistance to funding weapons for Ukraine.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
If Garland had directed Saving Private Ryan, no one would have ever gotten around to accounting for all those Ryans.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The county gets around 240 cases each month that need such testing.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Wei was himself injured by a cabinet falling on his left leg and was using crutches to get around the shelter.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
College students around the country are reportedly already using VPNs to get around efforts from some universities to ban TikTok on campus networks.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
To get around the wastefulness of continuous inkjets, others worked on developing drop-on-demand inkjet printers, where each orifice on the printhead emits one drop of ink at a time, avoiding the waste of a continual flow of drops.
—Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
The Batmobile West and Burt Ward used to get around their sunlit version of Gotham City is just too campy, thanks to its many toy-like gadgets.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
The authority was established under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and Biden has been using it to get around congressional resistance to funding weapons for Ukraine.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
If Garland had directed Saving Private Ryan, no one would have ever gotten around to accounting for all those Ryans.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The county gets around 240 cases each month that need such testing.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Wei was himself injured by a cabinet falling on his left leg and was using crutches to get around the shelter.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
College students around the country are reportedly already using VPNs to get around efforts from some universities to ban TikTok on campus networks.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
To get around the wastefulness of continuous inkjets, others worked on developing drop-on-demand inkjet printers, where each orifice on the printhead emits one drop of ink at a time, avoiding the waste of a continual flow of drops.
—Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Get around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20around. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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