get around

Questions about get around

What does get around mean?

get around means "be released or become known; of news". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for get around?

Close synonyms include break, get out, bypass, short-circuit, go around. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is get around a common word?

get around is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.