To visit a person or place, or to be visited by someone
visit
go around
call
2
go around
or
go about
or
go round
intransitive to behave or be dressed in a particular way
Why do you always go around without any shoes on?
go around doing something:
You can’t go around sayingthingslike that!
Synonyms and related words
To behave in a particular way
behave
treat
conform
3
go around
or
go about
or
go round
intransitive/transitive usually progressive(go around something) if something such as an illness or a piece of news is going around, people are giving or telling it to each other
He caught a nastyfluvirus that’s been going around.
There’s a storygoing around the office that you’re thinking of leaving.
Synonyms and related words
To cause someone to have an illness or feel ill
cause
give
pass on
4
go around
or
go about
or
go round
intransitive (go around with/together) to spend a lot of time with someone, going to different places and doing things
She used to go around with Susannah all the time.
Synonyms and related words
To spend time with friends
see
socialize
associate with
5
intransitive to be enough so that everyone can have one or some
be enough to go around:
In some classes, there aren’t even enough books to go around.
Synonyms and related words
Enough and sufficiency
enough
sufficient
ample
6
intransitive to move in a circle
The hands of the clock seemed to go around so slowly.
Synonyms and related words
To move in circles or twists
spin
revolve
whirl
7
what goes around comes aroundused for saying that the way that you behave towards other people will influence the way that other people behave towards you in the future
Synonyms and related words
Ways of warning or advising someone
beware
watch it
mind (out)
go around
phrasal verb
Other entries for this word
go around in circlesphrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
go around
he/she/it
goes around
present participle
going around
past tense
went around
past participle
gone around
DEFINITIONS7
how someone behaves/dresses
be given/told to people
spend time with someone
visit a person/place
be enough for everyone
move in a circle
phrase
1
intransitive to behave or be dressed in a particular way
Why do you always go around without any shoes on?
go around doing something:
You can’t go around sayingthingslike that!
Synonyms and related words
To behave in a particular way
behave
treat
conform
2
intransitive/transitive usually progressive(go around something) if something such as an illness or a piece of news is going around, people are giving or telling it to each other
He caught the fluvirus that’s going around.
There’s a storygoing around the office that you’re thinking of quitting.
Synonyms and related words
To cause someone to have an illness or feel ill
cause
give
pass on
3
intransitive (go around with/together) to spend a lot of time with someone, going to different places and doing things
She used to go around with Susannah all the time.
Synonyms and related words
To spend time with friends
see
socialize
associate with
4
intransitive to visit a person or a place
I went around last night, but no one was in.
go around to:
Are you going around to Tom’s after work?
Synonyms and related words
To visit a person or place, or to be visited by someone
visit
go around
call
5
intransitive to be enough so that everyone can have one or some
be enough to go around:
In some classes, there aren’t even enough books to go around.
Synonyms and related words
Enough and sufficiency
enough
sufficient
ample
6
intransitive to move in a circle
The hands of the clock seemed to go around so slowly.
Synonyms and related words
To move in circles or twists
spin
revolve
whirl
7
what goes around comes aroundused for saying that the way that you behave toward other people will influence the way that other people behave toward you in the future