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getting round

getting round is the present participle and gerund 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 getting round

What is getting round the present participle and gerund of?
Getting round is the present participle and gerund of get round.

Words near getting round in the dictionary

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

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