go-around

1 of 2

noun

ˈgō-ə-ˌrau̇nd 

1

: runaround

gave me the go-around

2

a

: round

reached an agreement during the first go-around

b

: a heated argument or struggle

had a real go-around with her about it

3

: an act or instance of going around (as in an air traffic pattern)

go around

2 of 2

verb

went around; gone around; going around; goes around

intransitive verb

1

a

: to pass from place to place : go here and there

b

: to pass from one person to another : circulate

There's a rumor/story/virus going around.

2

: to satisfy demand : fill the need

not enough jobs to go around

3

: to dress or act in a specified way

You can't go around treating people like that.

4

: to be long enough to reach all the way around (something)

This belt doesn't go around my waist.

Examples of go-around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

School systems could have done a better job during this go-around, especially DeKalb County School District. —Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026

Watch out for whatever is fated this go-around. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026

Verb

And there’s other movie projects going around. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026

That image of him was captured in a photo that went around the world and hung on the walls in our family home. —Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Verb

circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for go-around

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