GET AROUND


Meaning of GET AROUND in English

I. phrasal

1. : to get the better of : circumvent

a small group of aggressive citizens has managed to get around … the largest, richest, most powerful international combine in the history of the world — Fred Smith

2. : to escape the force of : evade

there is no getting around it: meaning implies convention — J.M.Barzun

II. intransitive verb

1.

a. : to go from place to place

people … continued to get around in horse-drawn vehicles — American Guide Series: Washington

b. : to travel or socialize extensively and so have wide knowledge or experience

is a good mixer and also gets around with the black-tie crowd — N.C.Stageburg

2. : to become known or current

sooner or later everybody's business gets around — Hamilton Basso

3.

a. : to find or take the necessary time or effort — used with to

those who never got around to reading the full work — R.E.Sherwood

b. : to give attention or consideration usually after considerable delay — used with to

knew we'd have to get around to the subject of seasickness sooner or later — Richard Joseph

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.