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go around in circles

go around in circles is the alternative form of go round in circles.

Meaning of go round in circles

Verb

go round in circles (third-person singular simple present goes round in circles, present participle going round in circles, simple past went round in circles, past participle gone round in circles)

  1. (idiomatic) To repeatedly do the same thing without making any progress.

Forms of go around in circles

third-person singular presentgoes around in circles
present participlegoing around in circles
pastwent around in circles
past participlegone around in circles

Questions about go around in circles

What is go around in circles the alternative form of?
Go around in circles is the alternative form of go round in circles.

Words near go around in circles in the dictionary

  1. go and play in the traffic
  2. go and play in traffic
  3. go ape
  4. go apeshit
  5. go around
  6. go around in circles
  7. go around the houses
  8. go around with
  9. go astray
  10. go at
  11. go at a good clip

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