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go round in circles

go round in circles verb: to repeatedly do the same thing without making any progress.

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 round in circles

third-person singular presentgoes round in circles
present participlegoing round in circles
pastwent round in circles
past participlegone round in circles
alternative formgo around in circles
alternative formgo in circles
alternative formrun in circles

Questions about go round in circles

What does go round in circles mean?
Go round in circles means to repeatedly do the same thing without making any progress.
What part of speech is go round in circles?
Go round in circles is a verb.
What is the past tense of go round in circles?
The past tense of go round in circles is went round in circles.

Words near go round in circles in the dictionary

  1. go potty
  2. go public
  3. go quietly
  4. go rogue
  5. go round
  6. go round in circles
  7. go round the houses
  8. go round with
  9. go screw yourself
  10. go set
  11. go shit in your hat

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