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Definition get around in British English

get around phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

to go or travel to different places

Example

At the age of 85 Milly still gets around quite well.

Synonyms and related words
explore go come
2

if news gets around, a lot of people hear it

Example

It didn't take long for news of his resignation to get around.

Synonyms and related words
come out get around leak out
3

to find a way of dealing with a problem or of avoiding it

Example

There are ways of getting around the tax rules.

Example

You can't get around the fact that smoking kills.

Synonyms and related words
cope overcome carry off
4

to persuade someone to do something, especially by being nice to them

Example

He's strict, but you can usually get around him with humour.

Synonyms and related words
encourage persuade convince
5

to have sexual relationships with a lot of different people

Synonyms and related words
sleep with consummate copulate
Definition get around in British English