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What should we say to show someone rounds the building and goes to the back door? I mean the verb showing to turn around the building.










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What should we say to show someone rounds the building and goes to the back door? I mean the verb showing to turn around the building.










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I would say
'to corner'.



According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner:



CORNER



intransitive verb



: to turn a corner



// the car corners well






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  • This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested

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to move around TFD phrasal verb ( or circle around )




pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the
obstacle"




As in:




He moved around the building to the back door.







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  • This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested.

    – tchrist
    2 days ago











  • @tchrist edited tks

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  • "Circle around" also works even if the movement is not perfectly circular; the aspect ratio of most buildings' footprint is on the order of 1:1.

    – Chemomechanics
    2 days ago











  • @Chemomechanics tks - added

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I would say
'to corner'.



According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner:



CORNER



intransitive verb



: to turn a corner



// the car corners well






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I would say
'to corner'.



According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner:



CORNER



intransitive verb



: to turn a corner



// the car corners well






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  • This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested

    – tchrist
    2 days ago














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I would say
'to corner'.



According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner:



CORNER



intransitive verb



: to turn a corner



// the car corners well






share|improve this answer













I would say
'to corner'.



According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corner:



CORNER



intransitive verb



: to turn a corner



// the car corners well







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  • This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested

    – tchrist
    2 days ago



















  • This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested

    – tchrist
    2 days ago

















This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested

– tchrist
2 days ago





This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested

– tchrist
2 days ago













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to move around TFD phrasal verb ( or circle around )




pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the
obstacle"




As in:




He moved around the building to the back door.







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  • This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested.

    – tchrist
    2 days ago











  • @tchrist edited tks

    – lbf
    2 days ago











  • "Circle around" also works even if the movement is not perfectly circular; the aspect ratio of most buildings' footprint is on the order of 1:1.

    – Chemomechanics
    2 days ago











  • @Chemomechanics tks - added

    – lbf
    2 days ago
















2














to move around TFD phrasal verb ( or circle around )




pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the
obstacle"




As in:




He moved around the building to the back door.







share|improve this answer


























  • This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested.

    – tchrist
    2 days ago











  • @tchrist edited tks

    – lbf
    2 days ago











  • "Circle around" also works even if the movement is not perfectly circular; the aspect ratio of most buildings' footprint is on the order of 1:1.

    – Chemomechanics
    2 days ago











  • @Chemomechanics tks - added

    – lbf
    2 days ago














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2







to move around TFD phrasal verb ( or circle around )




pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the
obstacle"




As in:




He moved around the building to the back door.







share|improve this answer















to move around TFD phrasal verb ( or circle around )




pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the
obstacle"




As in:




He moved around the building to the back door.








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  • This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested.

    – tchrist
    2 days ago











  • @tchrist edited tks

    – lbf
    2 days ago











  • "Circle around" also works even if the movement is not perfectly circular; the aspect ratio of most buildings' footprint is on the order of 1:1.

    – Chemomechanics
    2 days ago











  • @Chemomechanics tks - added

    – lbf
    2 days ago



















  • This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested.

    – tchrist
    2 days ago











  • @tchrist edited tks

    – lbf
    2 days ago











  • "Circle around" also works even if the movement is not perfectly circular; the aspect ratio of most buildings' footprint is on the order of 1:1.

    – Chemomechanics
    2 days ago











  • @Chemomechanics tks - added

    – lbf
    2 days ago

















This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested.

– tchrist
2 days ago





This is not a phrasal verb, which is what was requested.

– tchrist
2 days ago













@tchrist edited tks

– lbf
2 days ago





@tchrist edited tks

– lbf
2 days ago













"Circle around" also works even if the movement is not perfectly circular; the aspect ratio of most buildings' footprint is on the order of 1:1.

– Chemomechanics
2 days ago





"Circle around" also works even if the movement is not perfectly circular; the aspect ratio of most buildings' footprint is on the order of 1:1.

– Chemomechanics
2 days ago













@Chemomechanics tks - added

– lbf
2 days ago





@Chemomechanics tks - added

– lbf
2 days ago










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