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went around the houses

went around the houses is the simple past of go around the houses.

Meaning of go around the houses

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To do something (especially to speak) circuitously.
    Antonyms:
    come to the point, cut to the chase, get on with it, get to the point

Questions about went around the houses

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

Words near went around the houses in the dictionary

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

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