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goes round

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

Meaning of go round

Verb

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

  1. To physically swirl or rotate.
  2. To rotate, to move in a circle.
  3. (transitive) To travel around (something) physically.
  4. (figuratively, transitive) To circumvent, evade or outmanoeuvre.
  5. (figuratively, transitive) To circulate, to move aimlessly.
  6. To pass around, to circulate.
    • They say a new deadly virus is going round in South America.

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Questions about goes round

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

Words near goes round in the dictionary

  1. goes postal
  2. goes potty
  3. goes public
  4. goes quietly
  5. goes rogue
  6. goes round
  7. goes round in circles
  8. goes round the houses
  9. goes round with
  10. goes short
  11. goes sing

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