went around
Took the detour
Went around is the past tense of go around, covering its various senses.
To go around something is to bypass or circumvent it: We went around the traffic jam by taking back roads.
To go around doing something is to engage in it repeatedly or habitually, often with disapproval: He went around telling everyone her secret.
Something that goes around circulates or spreads: A rumor went around the office.
If there's enough to go around, there's sufficient quantity for everyone present.
- traveledWent on a journey
- skirtedAvoided by going around
- touredTraveled to see places
- circumnavigatedTraveled entirely around something
- circulatedDistributed widely
bypassed · roamed · evaded · orbited · wandered · looped · came full circle · dodged · sidestepped · rotated · rerouted · diverted · revolved · spread · explored · eluded · veered · sufficed
went aroundwent through
Experienced completely
cut through · passed through · beelined · made a beeline · penetrated
went aroundentered
Went into a space
confronted · faced · tackled · went through · met
went aroundstayed put
Continued in place
stood still · waited · stopped · settled · lingered
went, around, undergo, undergone, undergoing, undergoes, outgoing, round, rounds