get around
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Definition
Verb (phrasal verb): 1. To move from place to place; to travel. This meaning focuses on physical movement and transportation. 2. To become known; to spread. This meaning refers to information, especially news or rumors, circulating among people. 3. To avoid or circumvent a problem, rule, or difficulty. This meaning involves finding a way to not have to deal with an obstacle directly. 4. To be socially active; to socialize a lot. This is a less common, informal meaning.
Usage Examples
- To move/travel:
- How does she get around without a car? She uses the bus and her bicycle.
- It's easy to get around the city using the subway system.
- To become known/spread:
- News of her promotion quickly got around the entire office.
- Word got around that the store was having a huge sale.
- To avoid/circumvent:
- He tried to get around the rule by finding a loophole in the contract.
- There's no way to get around doing your homework.
Advanced Usage
- "To get around to (doing) something": This is a related but distinct phrasal verb. It means to finally find the time to do something you have intended to do.
- I finally got around to cleaning the garage this weekend.
Variants and Related Words
- Getabout (verb, chiefly British): A variant spelling with the same meaning, primarily for the "to travel" sense.
- Circumvent (verb): A more formal synonym for the "to avoid a rule" meaning.
- Circulate (verb): A synonym for the "to become known/spread" meaning.
Synonyms
- Travel, navigate (for moving around).
- Spread, circulate (for news).
- Bypass, evade, skirt (for avoiding a problem).
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Get about: (See "Variants" above).
- Get around to: (See "Advanced Usage" above).
Related Idioms
- To get one's way around: To become familiar with and able to navigate a place.
- It took him a month to get his way around the new campus.
Verb
- move around; move from place to place
- How does she get around without a car?
- be a social swinger; socialize a lot
- avoid something unpleasant or laborious
- You cannot bypass these rules!
- be released or become known; of news
- News of her death broke in the morning