phrasal verb · neutral
get around
/ɡet əˈraʊnd/get·a·ROUND
speakingtask2
1) to travel to different places; 2) to find a way to avoid or deal with a problem; 3) (of news) to spread.
Examples
“It’s easy to get around the city by bike.”
“They found a way to get around the restrictions.”
“News about the event quickly got around town.”
Band 8 sentence
“Because the city has a bike-share scheme, students can easily get around without owning a car.”
Collocations
- get around the city
- get around a rule
Word family
get around + noun phrasal verbget around the problem phrasal verb
Common mistakes
He got around cheating on his taxes.→He got away with cheating on his taxes.
I need to get around about the city today.→I need to get around the city today.
Say it for a higher band
5travel around→6move around→7+get around
Synonyms
travel around
Easily confused
get away with
“He cheated on the exam but somehow got away with it.”
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