go-around

go-a·round

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goh uh-round]
- /goʊ əˈraʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goh uh-round]
- /goʊ əˈraʊnd/

Definitions of go-around word

noun go-around an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point. 1
noun go-around a series or pattern of occurrences; round: After the third go-around of questions, the witness was released. 1
noun go-around runaround (def 1). 1

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Origin of go-around

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; noun use of verb phrase go around

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Parts of speech for Go-around

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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go-around popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for go-around

noun go-around

circumnavigation — to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation: to circumnavigate the earth.

Just one Synonym for go-around