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

Being spat out by Idol on her first go-around coincided with an already challenging time in Marshall’s life. —Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024

The piece is propelled by a fiery and furious Sarah Paulson, but the prestige-TV casting also includes a rumbling Corey Stoll, Succession’s Natalie Gold, and newcomer Ella Beatty (of Feud) who’s replacing Elle Fanning for this go-around. —Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024

Verb

Still, the torrent of water going around the dam gouged a channel into the earth that got wider and deeper by Wednesday, officials said. —Adrienne Broaddus, NBC News, 26 June 2024

Over the same time, there was only one animal hit by a car, a young mountain lion that went around the fencing about half a mile north of the wildlife crossing in April 2023 and was struck by a vehicle. —Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 20 June 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