Antonyms for go around


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : goh-uh-round
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgoʊ əˌraʊnd


Definition of go around

Origin :
  • 1727, "action of going," from go (v.). The sense of "a try or turn at something" is from 1825; meaning "something that goes, a success" is from 1876. Phrase on the go "in constant motion" is from 1843.
  • As in turn : noun chance, opportunity
  • As in inning : noun turn
  • As in maneuver : verb plan, scheme
  • As in reel : verb wobble; spin around
  • As in revolve : verb turn, circle
  • As in roll : verb revolve, turn; proceed smoothly
  • As in round : verb turn; encircle
  • As in run : verb continue, range
  • As in sidestep : verb dodge
  • As in surround : verb enclose, encircle something
  • As in turn : verb revolve, curve
  • As in bypass : verb avoid
  • As in circumvolve : verb revolve
Example sentences :
  • She did not go around it, or about it, or upon it, or under it.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 » by Various
  • He backed away, stiff-legged with self-consciousness, and tried to go around her.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • “Go around to Helen, and—take that gun,” she said authoritatively.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Did you not go around by Sukey's and see her on your way home?
  • Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
  • "We have to go around the patrol stations on the road," Sim explained.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • "Now, I'm going to go around and see my friends," said Mr. Basswood.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • Does he go around with a pistol on a trick-pony, same ez the circus?
  • Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The bear saw them coming, and called to the fox to go around some other way.
  • Extract from : « Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children » by Mabel Powers
  • "I'll go around and see George Washington, if you don't mind," she said.
  • Extract from : « Mary Rose of Mifflin » by Frances R. Sterrett
  • Do not go around with a pocket full of advice offering it to everyone.
  • Extract from : « Dollars and Sense » by Col. Wm. C. Hunter

Synonyms for go around

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