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go around


go around

verb

Definition of GO AROUND

intransitive verb
1
a : to pass from place to place : go here and there b : to have currency : circulate <an amusing story is going around>
2
: to satisfy demand : fill the need <not enough jobs to go around>

First Known Use of GO AROUND

circa 1520

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