go-around

1 of 2

noun

ˈgō-ə-ˌrau̇nd 

1

: runaround

gave me the go-around

2

a

: round

reached an agreement during the first go-around

b

: a heated argument or struggle

had a real go-around with her about it

3

: an act or instance of going around (as in an air traffic pattern)

go around

2 of 2

verb

went around; gone around; going around; goes around

intransitive verb

1

a

: to pass from place to place : go here and there

b

: to have currency : circulate

an amusing story is going around

2

: to satisfy demand : fill the need

not enough jobs to go around

Examples of go-around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Is this your first go-around with an English accent? —Lynette Rice, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025

Nearly four out of every 1,000 arrivals at the nation’s 30 busiest airports involved go-arounds in fiscal 2023, according to a recent FAA report. —Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025

Verb

The officer suggested that the delivery worker go around the back of the house to drop off the food, but the 8-foot-long gator spooked her. —Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025

The film’s signature image is that of its protagonist, Maria Wyeth (Tuesday Weld), driving along the highways of Greater Los Angeles in her bright-yellow Corvette, the arteries and cloverleaf intersections all helping create the impression of someone going around in circles. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Verb

circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for go-around

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• around
• astound