ˌgo aˈround

ˌgo aˈround
phrasal verb
1) to behave or be dressed in a particular way
Why do you always go around without any shoes on?[/ex]
You can't go around saying things like that![/ex]
2) if something such as an illness or a piece of news is going around, people are giving it or telling it to each other
He caught a nasty flu virus that's been going around.[/ex]
3) to be enough so that everyone can have one or some
In some classes, there aren't even enough books to go around.[/ex]
4) to visit a person or a place
I went around last night, but no one was in.[/ex]
Are you going around to Tom's after work?[/ex]

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