get round en · VERB
Meanings
- (dated, slang, transitive) To convince or trick (someone).
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of get around.
alt of get around
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Synonym of bet round (“to bet equally on horses in a race”).
[…] he has 'overlaid' his book, and has not succeeded in 'getting round' by bets against the other horses.
1890, The Twentieth Century, volume 27, page 934:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gets round | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| getting round | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got round | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got round | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gotten round | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |