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get round

verb

  1. (preposition) to circumvent or overcome

    he got round the problem by an ingenious trick

  2. informal(preposition) to have one's way with; cajole

    that girl can get round anyone

  3. (preposition) to evade (a law or rules)

  4. to reach or come to at length

    I'll get round to that job in an hour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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He urged the companies to get round the table with Unite this week and to "table meaningful offers".

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To get round this, some resort to illegal streams of big events.

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To get round these penalties, Moscow built up what has been referred to as a "shadow fleet" of tankers whose ownership and movements could be obscured.

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"In theory it's a brilliant idea to get round there and see the birds and all that in their natural habitat but I mean especially in the current economic climate, I mean do we really need to spend all that money if it's not working?"

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The government said Unite should focus on "negotiating in good faith, drop their opposition to changes needed to resolve long-standing pay issues and get round the table" to bring the Birmingham bin strike to an end.

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