get around

verb

got around; got around or gotten around; getting around; gets around

transitive verb

1

: circumvent, evade

2

: to get the better of

intransitive verb

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

• overcome
• defeat
• master
• take
• get
• worst
• beat
• best
• stop
• conquer
• dispatch
• get the better of

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

Users, meanwhile, are devising ways to get around the barriers without giving up their identities. —Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025

Roughly 20% of what people residing in Greater Miami spend each year goes toward getting around, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. —Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025

To wit: Most people get around on foot or by golf cart. —Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025

The city also got around $60.9 million through two sales taxes: a portion of the retailer’s occupation tax shared by the state and the city’s own home-rule sales tax. —R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3

Rhymes for get around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• astound
• background

Kids Definition

get around

verb

1

: evade

2

: to do or deal with (something not yet done or dealt with)

will get around to it

3

: to go from place to place

4

: to become known

word got around