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gone round in circles

gone round in circles is the past participle 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.

Questions about gone round in circles

What is gone round in circles the past participle of?
Gone round in circles is the past participle of go round in circles.

Words near gone round in circles in the dictionary

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

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