transitive. In sense 9a 9b, to fetch about a compass, to fetch a way about. Hence with ellipsis of object: To take a roundabout course or method…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > indirect action or process > move in roundabout course [verb (intransitive)] (2) to fetch about1551 transitive. In sense 9a 9b, to fetch about a compass, to fetch a way about. Hence with ellipsis of object: To take a roundabout course or method… coast1623 figurative. To move in a roundabout course, proceed circuitously. Obsolete. |
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