get around
Britishverb
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Also, get round . Circumvent or evade, as in He managed to get around the rules for visiting hours . [Late 1800s]
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Also, get round . Convince or win over by flattery or cajoling, as in Karen knew just how to get around her father , or I'll try to get round him but I'm not sure it'll work . [Mid-1800s]
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Travel from place to place; also, be active socially. For example, It's hard to get around without a car , or Mary is never without a date—she really gets around . [First half of 1900s] Also see get about , def. 1.
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Become known, circulate, as in Reports of her resignation got around quickly . [c. 1950] Also see get about , def. 2.
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get around to or get round to . Find the time or occasion for, as in Dean never gets around to cleaning up the garage . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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One way photographers get around them is by using more flash, but some government cars are also fitted with blinds.
From BBC
This means we are seeing less snow and fewer frosts - in fact we now get around four weeks less ground frost than we did half a century ago.
From BBC
And the easier it is to get around a city, the richer it can become.
From BBC
She could get around on it just about as well as I could on two straight legs.
From Literature
“The biggest question we get is: Is this going to hold, or is the government going to get around it to do something else?”
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