Meanings
verbgo round in circles (third-person singular simple present goes round in circles, present participle going round in circles, simple past went round in circles, past participle gone round in circles)
present singular third person goes round in circles · participle present going round in circles · past went round in circles · participle past gone round in circles · alternative go around in circles · alternative go in circles · alternative run in circles
- idiomaticTo repeatedly do the same thing without making any progress.
Translations
Catalan donar voltes
- donar voltesTo repeatedly do the same thing
Finnish kiertää ympyrää, kiertää kehää
- kiertää ympyrääTo repeatedly do the same thing
- kiertää kehääTo repeatedly do the same thing
French tourner en rond
- tourner en rondTo repeatedly do the same thing
German sich im Kreis drehen
- sich im Kreis drehenTo repeatedly do the same thing
Hebrew הלך במעגלים
- הלך במעגלים (halákh b'ma'agalím)To repeatedly do the same thing
Polish nie robić postępów
- nie robić postępówTo repeatedly do the same thing
Russian ходи́ть по кругу, топтаться на месте
- ходи́ть по кругу (xodítʹ po krugu)To repeatedly do the same thing
- топтаться на месте (toptatʹsja na meste)To repeatedly do the same thing
Spanish dar vueltas
- dar vueltasTo repeatedly do the same thing
Cite this entry
APA
go round in circles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20round%20in%20circles
MLA
“go round in circles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20round%20in%20circles. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go round in circles,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20round%20in%20circles.
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