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spoken around

/ˈspəʊkən əˈraʊnd/

/ˈspoʊkən əˈraʊnd/

Translations

speak aroundverb

spoken around

Past Participle

spoke around

Past Simple

spoken around

Past Participle

speaking around

Gerund

/spiːk əˈraʊnd/

/spik əˈraʊnd/

He tends to speak around the main issue during meetings.

Он склонен уклоняться от основной проблемы на встречах.

Additional translations

говорить вокруг да около

Synonyms

talk about

refer to

speak aroundverb

To talk about a subject indirectly or evasively, avoiding the main point.

Instead of addressing the issue directly, he chose to speak around it, leaving everyone confused.