go around

herumgehen, sich drehen

Sich im Kreis bewegen oder einen Weg um etwas herum nehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: Move in a circle or follow a path round something.

• The wheels go around slowly.
• We went around the fallen tree.
• Does this path go around the whole island?

So benutzt man es: go around something (The road goes around the lake.)

Synonyme: circle, rotate

Häufige Wendungen: go around something, go around corners

umgehen, sich verbreiten

Sich von Mensch zu Mensch verbreiten, besonders eine Nachricht oder Krankheit.

In einfachem Englisch: Pass from one person to another, especially news or an illness.

• A cold is going around.
• A strange rumour went around the office.
• What stories are going around about the new manager?

Synonyme: spread, circulate, go about

Häufige Wendungen: go around school, go around town

für alle reichen

In ausreichender Menge vorhanden sein, sodass jeder einen Anteil bekommen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: There is enough of something for everyone to have a share.

• There is enough food to go around.
• We bought extra cake so there would be plenty to go around.
• Are there enough tickets to go around?

So benutzt man es: enough something to go around (There are enough seats to go around.)

Synonyme: suffice

Häufige Wendungen: enough to go around, plenty to go around

besuchen, vorbeischauen

Zu jemandem nach Hause oder an einen anderen Ort gehen, um dort Zeit zu verbringen.

In einfachem Englisch: Go to someone’s home or another place to spend time there.

• I will go around later.
• She went around to her neighbour’s flat for tea.
• Shall we go around to your parents’ house tonight?

So benutzt man es: go around to somewhere (We went around to Ben’s house after dinner.)

Synonyme: visit, drop by, go round

Häufige Wendungen: go around tonight, go around later

endlos streiten, grübeln

Immer wieder über etwas streiten oder nachdenken, ohne zu einer Lösung zu kommen.

In einfachem Englisch: Keep arguing about something or thinking about it without settling it.

• Must we go around over this again?
• They went around for hours over who should pay.
• I keep going around over that problem in my head.

So benutzt man es: go around over something (They went around over the same old dispute.)

Synonyme: argue, obsess

Häufige Wendungen: go around again, go around endlessly

durchstarten

Den Landeversuch eines Flugzeugs abbrechen und wieder steigen, um es erneut zu versuchen.

In einfachem Englisch: Stop trying to land a plane and climb to try again.

• The pilot decided to go around.
• We went around because the runway was blocked.
• The tower told the aircraft to go around immediately.

Synonyme: abort the landing

Häufige Wendungen: go around again, go around immediately