Phrase guide

make the rounds

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To circulate from one place to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The naked photos of that celebrity have been making the rounds in the tabloids.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To go from one place to another for a particular reason.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • The doctors at the hospital check on the patients when they make the rounds at nine o'clock.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 傳播 /传播 (chuánbō) — to circulate from one place to another
  • Finnish: kiertää — to circulate from one place to another
  • French: faire le tour — to circulate from one place to another
  • German: die Runde machen — to circulate from one place to another
  • Polish: nieść się — to circulate from one place to another
  • Polish: krążyć — to circulate from one place to another
  • Spanish: ir de acá para allá — to circulate from one place to another
  • Spanish: andar de aquí para allí — to circulate from one place to another
  • Spanish: ir de la ceca a la meca — to circulate from one place to another
  • Spanish: andar de ceca en meca — to circulate from one place to another
  • Spanish: rondar — to circulate from one place to another
  • Spanish: roldar — to circulate from one place to another
  • Tagalog: mag-ikot-ikot — to circulate from one place to another
  • Tagalog: ikutan — to circulate from one place to another
  • Tagalog: rumonda — to circulate from one place to another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 查房 (cháfáng) — to go from one place to another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巡診 /巡诊 (xúnzhěn) — to go from one place to another
  • Finnish: kiertää — to go from one place to another
  • French: faire une ronde — to go from one place to another
  • Māori: āmikumiku — to go from one place to another
  • Polish: robić okrążenia — to go from one place to another
  • Polish: zrobić okrążenia — to go from one place to another
  • Spanish: hacer la ronda — to go from one place to another
  • Tagalog: rumonda — to go from one place to another
  • Tagalog: mag-ikot-ikot — to go from one place to another