go-around

1 of 2

noun

1
: runaround
gave me the go-around
2
a
: round
reached an agreement during the first go-around
b
: a heated argument or struggle
had a real go-around with her about it
3
: an act or instance of going around (as in an air traffic pattern)

go around

2 of 2

verb

went around; gone around; going around; goes around

intransitive verb

1
a
: to pass from place to place : go here and there
b
: to have currency : circulate
an amusing story is going around
2
: to satisfy demand : fill the need
not enough jobs to go around

Examples of go-around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Unlike the Grateful Dead, however, Moby Grape only managed to stay together for a relatively short time during its initial go-around. Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 23 July 2024 The series was renewed for a second go-around last year and will begin filming scenes for its new season in Austin this month, according to local talent agency Legacy Casting. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2024
Verb
Not only are there countless memes going around, but they get remixed and transformed constantly; memes referencing other memes and then new memes referencing variations of those. Evan Porter, Parents, 16 Aug. 2024 There’s a photo set going around on Twitter of Rachel Sennott lying down on a wooden bench at Charli xcx’s birthday party in a red leather mini dress, tits hiked up to the gods, fingers daintily wrapped around a glass with clear liquid and a lime wedge. Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go-around 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Verb

circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of go-around was circa 1520

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“Go-around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-around. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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