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goes around

goes around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go around.

Meaning of go around

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To move or spread from person to person.
    • The rumor is going around that Mr. X and Ms. Y are having an affair. There's a cough going around.
  2. (intransitive) To visit (a place) or with (somebody).
    • I'm going around to John's house later.
  3. (intransitive, slang) To fight or argue; to obsess over something.
  4. (intransitive) To be shared with everyone.
    • There's plenty of fish to go around.
  5. (intransitive) To perform a go-around maneuver.
    • ATC told the flight to go around because another plane was still on the runway.
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, around.
    • Let's make the wheels go around.

Questions about goes around

What is goes around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go around.

Words near goes around in the dictionary

  1. goes along with
  2. goes along with the gag
  3. goes amiss
  4. goes ape
  5. goes apeshit
  6. goes around
  7. goes around in circles
  8. goes around the houses
  9. goes around with
  10. goes astray
  11. goes at

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