Question 1

What does "get around" mean?

Accepted Answer

To travel to different places or to move freely from place to place.

Question 2

How do you use "get around" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

She uses a bicycle to get around the city.

Question 3

Is "get around" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"get around" is register-neutral — appropriate in both casual and formal contexts. The sense 'to spread (of news or gossip)' is impersonal: 'Word gets around.' The sense of circumventing something is often used in legal or bureaucratic contexts.

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