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    go around

     or

    go about

     or

    go round

     to spend a lot of time with someone, going to different places and doing things

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of go around*

    To spend time with friends: see, socialize, associate with, get along, know, mix, circulate, hang around with, rub along, knock around... more
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    to be enough so that everyone can have one or some

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of go around*

    Enough and sufficiency: enough, sufficient, ample, plenty, go around, just enough... more
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    to move in a circle

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of go around*

    To move in circles or twists: spin, revolve, whirl, rotate, swirl, twirl, circle, turn, swing... more

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