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went around

went around is the simple past 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 went around

What is went around the simple past of?
Went around is the simple past of go around.

Words near went around in the dictionary

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

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