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gone around

gone around is the past participle 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 gone around

What is gone around the past participle of?
Gone around is the past participle of go around.

Words near gone around in the dictionary

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

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