Lexic.us

Definition of Get around

1. Verb. Be released or become known; of news. "News of her death broke in the morning"

2. Verb. Avoid something unpleasant or laborious. "You cannot bypass these rules!"

3. Verb. Be a social swinger; socialize a lot.

4. Verb. Move around; move from place to place. "How does she get around without a car?"

Definition of Get around

1. Verb. To move to the other side of an obstruction. ¹

2. Verb. To come around something. ¹

3. Verb. To avoid or bypass an obstacle. ¹

4. Verb. To circumvent the obligation and performance of a chore. ¹

5. Verb. To transport oneself from place to place. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Get Around

get a rise out of get a room get a whiff get a wiggle on get a word in edgeways get a word in edgewise get a wriggle on get about get across get after

get ahead get ahead of oneself get along get along with get around (current term) get around to get at get away get away with get away with murder

get back get back at get back on the horse that bucked one get back to get behind get bent get bent out of shape get better get blood from a stone

Literary usage of Get around

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Comic History of the United States: From a Period Prior to the Discovery by John D. Sherwood (1870)
"Washington takes a Trip to Harlem.—The British also. — Bed Eyes and Disfigured Faces the Consequence. — Lord Howe attempts to get around the American Squire ..."

2. Secrets of Polar Travel by Robert Edwin Peary (1917)
"HUGGING THE SHORE TO get around HUGE ICE FIELDS Note the yacht-like lines PARTY LEAVING THE “ROOSEVELT” FOR (APE COLUMBIA j ..."

3. Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Teachers by Elbert Hubbard (1908)
"... and cannot manage by himself to get around the other three, he is unworthy of further assistance. ..."

4. Special Report by the Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners to the by Board of Railroad Commissioners, Massachusetts (1887)
"A. We try to get around once a year, and we about do that; but there are some exceptions. We keep the shop full of cars all the tima for that purpose, ..."

5. Adventure Guide to Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2005)
"George Carlin Renting a car is a good way to get around ... Insurance Before you decide if you want to get around by car, there are some caveats to renting. ..."

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