English verb: get around | |||
1. | get around (communication) be released or become known; of news | ||
Samples | News of her death broke in the morning. | ||
Synonyms | break, get out | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | leak, leak out | ||
Verb group | break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap | ||
2. | get around (communication) avoid something unpleasant or laborious | ||
Samples | You cannot bypass these rules!. | ||
Synonyms | bypass, go around, short-circuit | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | avoid | ||
3. | get around (social) be a social swinger; socialize a lot | ||
Synonyms | swing | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | socialise, socialize | ||
4. | get around (motion) move around; move from place to place | ||
Samples | How does she get around without a car?. | ||
Synonyms | get about | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||