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gets round

gets round is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get round.

Meaning of get round

Verb

get round (third-person singular simple present gets round, present participle getting round, simple past got round, past participle (UK) got round or (US) gotten round)

  1. (dated, slang, transitive) To convince or trick (someone).
  2. Synonym of bet round (“to bet equally on horses in a race”).
    • […] he has 'overlaid' his book, and has not succeeded in 'getting round' by bets against the other horses.1890, The Twentieth Century, volume 27, page 934
    Synonyms:
    bet round

Questions about gets round

What is gets round the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets round is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get round.

Words near gets round in the dictionary

  1. gets religion
  2. gets rid of
  3. gets right
  4. gets right down to cases
  5. gets right into it
  6. gets round
  7. gets round to
  8. gets rounds
  9. gets sick
  10. gets some
  11. gets some air

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