roundabout
To play on a roundaboutTo play on a roundabout (carousel)
» Don't say it in a roundabout way.
Sage es nicht auf Umwegen. — Manfredo
Не говори обиняками. — sharptoothed
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3 sensesTo play on a roundabout (carousel)
To travel round roundabouts
To talk in a roundabout, indirect manner
Examples
31 sentencesDon't say it in a roundabout way.
ruНе говори обиняками. — sharptoothed
deSage es nicht auf Umwegen. — Manfredo
Tom does everything in such a roundabout way.
ruТом вечно ходит вокруг да около. — sharptoothed
He lost control of the car at a roundabout and it flipped.
Він не впорався з керуванням на кільцевому перехресті, і машина перекинулася. — Ahha
Sami was driving through the roundabout.
Yanni went to that huge roundabout.
Origin
From round + about [from early 20th c.].From round + about [from early 20th c.].
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Forms
roundabouts, roundabouting, roundabouted, roundabouted| Base form | roundabout · to roundabout |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | roundabouts |
| Present participle | roundabouting |
| Past simple | roundabouted |
| Past participle | roundabouted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle