go-around

Also go-round

[goh-uh-round]

noun

1. an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.

2. a series or pattern of occurrences; round.

   After the third go-around of questions, the witness was released.

3. runaround.

go around

verb

1. (adverb) to move about

2. to frequent the society (of a person or group of people)

   she went around with older men

3. (adverb) to be sufficient

   are there enough sweets to go round?

4. to circulate (in)

   measles is going round the school

5. (preposition) to be actively and constantly engaged in (doing something)

   she went around caring for the sick

6. to be long enough to encircle

   will that belt go round you?

Word History and Origins

Origin of go around¹

First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase go around

Idioms and Phrases

Also, go round . Satisfy a demand or need, as in Is there enough food to go around? [Mid-1800s]

Same as go about , def. 1.

go around with . Same as go with , def. 1.

. Engage in excited but useless activity. For example, Bill ran around in circles trying organize us but to no avail . This idiom was first recorded in 1933. For what goes around comes around , see under full circle .

Example Sentences

“I do think that his final go-around, this last push, I think it certainly motivates his teammates, who want him to go out as a champion,” manager Dave Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times

“This is not the first go-around with oppression in America coming from the White House.”

From Salon

The first go-around of vaccines is usually complete when a baby is 2 months old.

From Los Angeles Times

Captain Heard took the controls and performed a "go-around" where the plane climbs higher, does a big circle and tries again.

From BBC

Just 24 hours before the deadly collision, a military helicopter came too close to a different regional jet, which then performed a sudden go-around, according to a list of incidents and accidents from the FAA.

From BBC

Related Words

• act 
• action 
• bit 
• gesture 
• round 
• shift 
• shot 
• time