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

Chris Paul had hinted that this season might be his last go-around in the NBA. —Janis Carr, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025

Scherzer has won two titles, just missing out on his third this year, but his promising performance in the postseason has the free agent motivated for another go-around. —Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025

Verb

But there were so many switches and then (Burton) could go around us. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025

Instead of heeding the emergency roadblocks, the driver went around emergency vehicles and bumped into an Idaho Springs police patrol car in the process. —Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

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