Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go round

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.09 in modern English

Syllables: go round
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To physically swirl or rotate.

verb

To rotate, to move in a circle.

verb

To travel around (something) physically.

Transitive verb

verb

To circumvent, evade or outmanoeuvre.

Transitive verb

verb

To circulate, to move aimlessly.

Transitive verb

verb

To pass around, to circulate.

verb

To be sufficient to be shared, to be enough for everyone.

Intransitive verb

verb

To go to another person's home or a public event.

Example Sentences

"They say a new deadly virus is going round in South America."
""Perhaps we may at least all sit down," suggested Ellerslie, to break the silence. "There are rather a lot of us, but I think the chairs will go round.""
"I went round and told him what I thought of him."
"You can't go round stealing from unlocked cars!"

Usage

Inflected Forms

goes round (present, singular) going round (participle, present) went round (past) gone round (participle, past)

Phrases

go round in circles make the world go round make this world go round go around go-round merry-go-round

Frequently Paired Words

go around go-round merry-go-round

Questions

What does go round mean?: To physically swirl or rotate.

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