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To go round; to circulate; specifically to go out a great deal; to visit many places. Chiefly U.S.

 

1928 Amer. Speech 3 219 Get around, to..have many desirable dates. ‘Mary Jane sure did get around last semester.’

1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 60/2 The news got around fast.

 

1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Mar. 159/3 Still, Mr. Donnelly has got around... He makes his way to places like Tashkent, Samarkand and Alma Ata.

To go round; to circulate; specifically to go out a great deal; to visit many places. Chiefly U.S.

1928 Amer. Speech 3 219 Get around, to..have many desirable dates. ‘Mary Jane sure did get around last semester.’

1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 60/2 The news got around fast.

1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Mar. 159/3 Still, Mr. Donnelly has got around... He makes his way to places like Tashkent, Samarkand and Alma Ata.

To get (a)round to is a phrasal verb: The origin of the meaning is simply found in its words.

Short answer: 1. Yes. 2. The meaning comes from its words.

To get (a)round to is a phrasal verb: The origin of the meaning is simply found in its words.

As Jasper has shown, we can use can before get around to, just like we can many verbs, with the sense of being less direct or more polite. To see this meaning of can, try it as an imperative (an order):

You can sit over there. You can sit here.

These are actually orders, but the can significantly softens them.

So, you know

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