ɡoʊ əˈraʊnd
neutral
intermediate
- Base verb:
- go
- Particle:
- around
- Separable:
- No
What does "go around" mean?
- To be enough for everyone
- To spread from person to person (illness, rumor, news)
- To move in a circular path
- To visit various places
Examples
- Is there enough pizza to go around for everyone?
- There's a flu going around the office right now.
- The Earth goes around the Sun once a year.
- We spent the day going around the city visiting museums.
- A rumor is going around that the company might be sold.
How to use it
'What goes around comes around' is an idiom meaning your actions will eventually affect you. Common when discussing illnesses spreading.
Similar expressions
circulate
spread
suffice
orbit
Opposites
run out
stop
Related phrasal verbs
- go on
To continue doing something or happening
- go out
To leave your home for social activities or entertainment
- go through
To experience something difficult or unpleasant
- go ahead
To proceed with something; to start or continue an action
- go off
To explode or fire (bomb, gun, fireworks)
- go back
To return to a place
Use it in a practice answer
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