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go-around
[goh-uh-round]
noun
an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
a series or pattern of occurrences; round.
After the third go-around of questions, the witness was released.
go around
verb
(adverb) to move about
to frequent the society (of a person or group of people)
she went around with older men
(adverb) to be sufficient
are there enough sweets to go round?
to circulate (in)
measles is going round the school
(preposition) to be actively and constantly engaged in (doing something)
she went around caring for the sick
to be long enough to encircle
will that belt go round you?
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of go-around1
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
The first go-around of vaccines is usually complete when a baby is 2 months old.
Captain Heard took the controls and performed a "go-around" where the plane climbs higher, does a big circle and tries again.
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.
As part of his strategy this go-around, Brown has made it a point to distance himself from the top of his party's ticket.
The evening ceremony at the Peacock Theater in downtown L.A. was the second go-around for the Television Academy in nine months.
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