to get around
49
2.1
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɛt əˈraʊnd/
:
desplazarse
- I can get around a city like New York, but I sometimes need a point in the right direction.
- get around with a cane
Radiuses or π to get around a circle, right?
- Radiuses or π to get around a circle, right?
- Not every senior is able to get around on the Internet.
- Now, do you need all of that for your little feet to get around?
- Being agile and being able to get around the park is their worst traits.
Examples
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It takes him three minutes to get around the house.
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I've been playing for over half a century, and I still get around pretty well.
Fiction book (1992) -
I mean, this thing, I can get around on it, man.
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Wait till we get around the corner.
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Now, one of the the best ways to get around New York is from a city bike.
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As anyone familiar with L.A. knows, you must have a car to get around.
Academic text (1996) -
Matilda had refused to use the walker to get around when she first came to the home.
Fiction book (1998) -
But now, with my big belly, it's harder for me to get around, and I really don't feel like walking.
Fiction book (1992) -
They weren't designed as a transportation system to help people get around a densely settled area.
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I can easily get around the city on my bicycle.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To move from one place to another, physically or in meaning
∞
1.0
To go from one place to another, often for work or pleasure
46
1.8
To travel from place to place for work or duties
46
1.1
To go on foot around the edge of something instead of through it
31
2.6
To take someone in a vehicle to show them interesting places
12
4.1
To drive slowly around an area without a specific destination
9
2.8
To move around a house or area
8
3.1
To move around a place on your feet without a clear purpose
3
2.4
To go quickly around a town to do errands
2
7.7
Move around with no set place to go for fun
Antonyms
How Mobile
819
1.0
∞
1.0
49
2.1
46
1.1
- Informal
133
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
get + around
The meaning 'to move or travel from place to place' is directly compositional from 'get' (arrive/move) + 'around' (about various places), following a common English verb + particle pattern. This motion sense maps onto clear spatial logic found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Get around originally shows the simple idea of moving from place to place, like using a bike or bus to go across town. So to get around means to travel or 'to move about' within an area.