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made the rounds

made the rounds is the simple past and past participle of make the rounds.

Meaning of make the rounds

Verb

make the rounds (third-person singular simple present makes the rounds, present participle making the rounds, simple past and past participle made the rounds)

  1. To circulate from one place to another.
    • The naked photos of that celebrity have been making the rounds in the tabloids.
  2. To go from one place to another for a particular reason.
    • The doctors at the hospital check on the patients when they make the rounds at nine o'clock.

Questions about made the rounds

What is made the rounds the simple past and past participle of?
Made the rounds is the simple past and past participle of make the rounds.

Words near made the rounds in the dictionary

  1. made the grade
  2. made the headlines
  3. made the news
  4. made the passes
  5. made the perfect the enemy of the good
  6. made the rounds
  7. made the running
  8. made the weather
  9. made the welkin ring
  10. made the world go around
  11. made the wrong turn at Albuquerque

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