go round sth
UK (US go around) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/
/ɡoʊ/ verb (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)Definition
› to travel to all, or the main, parts of a place that you are visiting in order to find out what it is like or to learn about it: For a few weeks in the summer, visitors are able to go round Buckingham Palace.Travelling
(Definition of go round sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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- Air travel: parts of aeroplanes
- Air travel: travelling by aircraft
- Air travel: workers on/with aircraft & spacecraft
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- Journeys
- Making bookings & reservations
- On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- On the road: drivers
- On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- On the road: parking
- On the road: petrol stations, garages & repair shops
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Synonyms and related words:
- catch verb (TRAVEL)
- change noun (TRANSPORT)
- coach noun, adverb
- commute verb (TRAVEL)
- connect verb (TRANSPORT)
- cover verb (TRAVEL)
- destination noun
- gad about/around (somewhere) phrasal verb
- gallivant verb
- have sth, will travel idiom
- hitchhike verb
- journey verb
- long-haul adjective
- override verb (TRAVEL)
- ply verb (TRAVEL)
- tootle verb
- tourist class noun
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