get round

verb

got round; got round or gotten round; getting round; gets round

Examples of get round in a Sentence

word got round that a movie star was spending the night at a local motel
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So Russia developed a new network of shippers to get round the restrictions and keep selling to India and China. Tim Lister, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024 So, will Fitbit implement this before Apple gets round to it (the Cupertino giant is believed to be working on adding this capability to a future Apple Watch)? David Phelan, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023 Guests get round-trip flights (business class for top suites and intercontinental trips), specialty dining, unlimited beverages including wines and spirits, an in-suite mini-bar, shore excursions at every port, gratuities, a pre-cruise luxury hotel stay, and ground transfers to and from the ship. Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2023 The cub was taken to get round-the-clock care. Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2021 This is why young internet-savvy Nigerians have been preparing for the worst by investing in virtual private network (VPN) services, one of the primary ways citizens can get round a national internet shutdown. Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, 21 Oct. 2020 But on Monday, as U.S. and Chinese officials met in person in Rome, the U.S. presidency has warned China against helping Russia to avoid or get round its sanctions. Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Mar. 2022 Customers also get round-the-clock access to a nutritionist via text message who acts as a concierge for subscriptions. Meimei Fox, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021 There’s free parking on site, and clients with full-time memberships get round-the-clock access. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of get round was in 1653

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“Get round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20round. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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