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went round in circles

went round in circles is the simple past 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 went round in circles

What is went round in circles the simple past of?
Went round in circles is the simple past of go round in circles.

Words near went round in circles in the dictionary

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

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