get round

verb

To convince or trick (someone).

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Meanings

verbget round (third-person singular simple present gets round, present participle getting round, simple past got round, past participle (UK) got round or (US) gotten round)

present singular third person gets round · participle present getting round · past got round · UK participle past got round · US participle past gotten round

  1. datedslangtransitiveTo convince or trick (someone).
  2. alternativeAlternative form of get around.
  3. 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

    Synonyms: bet round

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of bet round (“to bet equally on horses in a race”).

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bet round
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Cite this entry
APA

get round. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20round

MLA

“get round.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20round. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get round,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20round.

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