circulate around
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle around
Meanings
Pass through a group of people
Why “around”? Something moves from person to person. Soon many people have it or know it.
“The host circulated drinks around the room.”
“A sign-up sheet circulated around the class.”
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Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
ask around
Same around pattern: sharing
Ask several different people in order to find information
get around
Same around pattern: sharing
Avoid a rule or difficulty; Travel or move about; (of news) become widely known; Find time to do something
go around
Same around pattern: sharing
Take a longer path to avoid something; Move in a circular path; Be enough for everyone in a group; Behave in a particular way habitually; (of an illness) be common in a community
hand around
Same around pattern: sharing
Give out by hand from one to another
kick around
Same around pattern: sharing
Discuss informally as a group
pass around
Same around pattern: sharing
Distribute by handing from one to the next
send around
Same around pattern: sharing
Circulate through a group
share around
Same around pattern: sharing
Spread something between members of a group
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