go-around

1 of 2

noun

ˈgō-ə-ˌrau̇nd 

1

: runaround

gave me the go-around

2

a

: round

reached an agreement during the first go-around

b

: a heated argument or struggle

had a real go-around with her about it

3

: an act or instance of going around (as in an air traffic pattern)

go around

2 of 2

verb

went around; gone around; going around; goes around

intransitive verb

1

a

: to pass from place to place : go here and there

b

: to have currency : circulate

an amusing story is going around

2

: to satisfy demand : fill the need

not enough jobs to go around

Examples of go-around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This is Walmart’s second go-around on a waste disposal issue, following a 2010 settlement requiring the company to pay $27.6 million for disposing of hazardous waste in San Diego County. —Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024

But the big picture reminder here is that every electoral vote could matter this go-around, right? —NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024

Verb

There’s going to be rumors, going to be things that go around. —Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024

Peterson went around to the front of the building to see if there was a way out, and got separated from Hudgins and O’Connor, Hudgins said. —Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Verb

circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1a