get aroundverb

• 1

  To move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path.

  • The tide was too high, and we couldn't get around the rocks.
  • There's no trail going through. We can't get around to the lake.
• 2

  To avoid or bypass an obstacle.

  • Tax consultants look for ways to get around the law.
• 3

  To circumvent the obligation and performance of a chore; to get out of.

  • How did you get around having to write the executive report?
  • My brother always gets around cleaning his room himself.
• 4

  To transport oneself from place to place.

  • How's he gonna get around without a car?
  • Granny uses a wheelchair to get around.
• 5

  To visit numerous different places.

  • From town to town (get around round round I get around)
• 6

  slangTo be sexually promiscuous.

  • Wow, she really gets around.
• 7

  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, around.