- get round
- intransitive verb Date: 1748 get around
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
get round
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get round to — To bring oneself to do (something) • • • Main Entry: ↑get get round to To have the time or inclination to do (something) after delay • • • Main Entry: ↑round … Useful english dictionary
get round — /ˌget raυnd/ verb to avoid ● We tried to get round the embargo by shipping from Canada … Dictionary of banking and finance
get round — ► get round chiefly Brit. 1) coax or persuade (someone) to do or allow something. 2) deal successfully with (a problem). Main Entry: ↑get … English terms dictionary
get round to — ► get round to chiefly Brit. deal with (a task) in due course. Main Entry: ↑get … English terms dictionary
get round — phrasal verb Word forms get round : present tense I/you/we/they get round he/she/it gets round present participle getting round past tense got round past participle got round British 1) [intransitive] same as get around 2) The news soon got round … English dictionary
get round to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get round to : present tense I/you/we/they get round to he/she/it gets round to present participle getting round to past tense got round to past participle got round to British get round to something same as… … English dictionary
get round — verb : to get around * * * get round see GET AROUND ((ABOVE)) • • • Main Entry: ↑get … Useful english dictionary
get round — phr verb Get round is used with these nouns as the object: ↑problem … Collocations dictionary
get round to something — ˌget ˈround/aˈround to sth derived to find the time to do sth • I meant to do the ironing but I didn t get round to it. • get round to something doing sth I hope to get around to answering your letter next week. Main entry: ↑getderived … Useful english dictionary
get round somebody — ˌget ˈround/aˈround sb derived to persuade sb to agree or to do what you want, usually by doing nice things for them • She knows how to get round her dad. Main entry: ↑getderived … Useful english dictionary
get round something — ˌget ˈround/aˈround sth derived to deal with a problem successfully Syn: ↑overcome • A clever lawyer might find a way of getting round that clause. Main entry: ↑getderived … Useful english dictionary
