"do the rounds" meaning in English

See do the rounds in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: does the rounds [present, singular, third-person], doing the rounds [participle, present], did the rounds [past], done the rounds [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> the rounds}} do the rounds (third-person singular simple present does the rounds, present participle doing the rounds, simple past did the rounds, past participle done the rounds)
  1. Alternative form of make the rounds Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: make the rounds
    Sense id: en-do_the_rounds-en-verb-NuP3Mcps Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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