get about

get about

verb

Definition of GET ABOUT

intransitive verb

1

: to become current : circulate

2

: to be up and about : begin to walk <able to get about again>

Examples of GET ABOUT

1. <it got about that the company was having financial difficulties>

First Known Use of GET ABOUT

1793

Related to GET ABOUT

Synonyms: break, circulate, come out, get out, get around, get round, leak (out), out, spread

Related Words: develop, transpire, unfold; disclose, reveal, spill, tell

Near Antonyms: hush (up), suppress; conceal, disguise, hide, mask; secrete

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Rhymes with GET ABOUT

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