get around

verb

got around; got around or gotten around; getting around; gets around

transitive verb

1

: circumvent, evade

2

: to get the better of

intransitive verb

1

a

: to find or take the necessary time or effort

—used with to

b

: to give attention or consideration

—used with to

2

: to go from place to place

3

: to become known or current

word got around that he was resigning

Synonyms

• beat
• best
• conquer
• defeat
• dispatch
• do down [British]
• get
• lick
• master
• overbear
• overcome
• overmatch
• prevail (over)
• skunk
• stop
• subdue
• surmount
• take
• trim
• triumph (over)
• upend
• win (against)
• worst

Examples of get around in a Sentence

somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles

somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state

Recent Examples on the Web

Faber appeared to nearly trip as Oettinger stuck his stick out, but the Wild defenseman got around the cage and slipped the puck into an empty net. —Joe Smith, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024

In addition to this gap, employees often feel overwhelmed to get around AI tools. —Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024

To get around this, some theorists have proposed a companion to the inflaton, dubbed the curvaton. —Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024

The North Bay valleys are expected to get around half an inch to three-quarters of an inch of rain while the mountains could record one and a half inches, Hoang said. —Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3

Kids Definition

get around

verb

1

: evade

2

: to do or deal with (something not yet done or dealt with)

will get around to it

3

: to go from place to place

4

: to become known

word got around