"work around" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: works around [present, singular, third-person], working around [participle, present], worked around [participle, past], worked around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} work around (third-person singular simple present works around, present participle working around, simple past and past participle worked around)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, around. Synonyms: work round
    Sense id: en-work_around-en-verb-SBg8O-w2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "around", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "around": 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 82 18
  2. To bypass or circumvent (a problem or obstacle).
    Sense id: en-work_around-en-verb-1yyVQ8SI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): baipasear (Spanish), circunvalar (Spanish), acomodarse a (Spanish), burlar (Spanish), eludir (Spanish), ajustarse a (Spanish), puntear (Spanish), encontrarle la vuelta (Spanish), sortear (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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