get about
verb
got about; got about or gotten about; getting about; gets about
1
: to become current : circulate
2
: to be up and about : begin to walk
able to get about again
Synonyms
Examples of get about in a Sentence
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
Recent Examples on the Web
The recipient of the least run support in the majors last season, Webb got about a month’s worth of scoring in one start.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
The paper ultimately did not publish a story about the tips Meyer said his staff got about Cody.
—Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
She’s got about $38,000 left in her savings account.
—USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
In the past six months, Death Valley has received more than double its annual rainfall amount, recording more than 4.9 inches (12.45 centimeters) compared to a typical year that gets about 2 inches (5.08 centimeters).
—Ty O'Neil, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
Lower elevations across Los Angeles could get about a quarter of an inch of rain or less, while the San Gabriel Mountains and other mouantin regions could get a quarter inch to a half inch of rain.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
In the 2012 Democratic primary in Kentucky, when then-President Barack Obama was running for reelection and didn't face a concerted protest like Biden is now, uncommitted nonetheless got about 87,000 votes in the state.
—Adam Carlson, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
The movement has been the main driver in getting about a dozen new state laws passed over the past four years.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
The Boundary County School District in North Idaho, for example, will get about $5.2 million from the bill, according to estimates provided to the Statesman from the governor’s office.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
The paper ultimately did not publish a story about the tips Meyer said his staff got about Cody.
—Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
She’s got about $38,000 left in her savings account.
—USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
In the past six months, Death Valley has received more than double its annual rainfall amount, recording more than 4.9 inches (12.45 centimeters) compared to a typical year that gets about 2 inches (5.08 centimeters).
—Ty O'Neil, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
Lower elevations across Los Angeles could get about a quarter of an inch of rain or less, while the San Gabriel Mountains and other mouantin regions could get a quarter inch to a half inch of rain.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
In the 2012 Democratic primary in Kentucky, when then-President Barack Obama was running for reelection and didn't face a concerted protest like Biden is now, uncommitted nonetheless got about 87,000 votes in the state.
—Adam Carlson, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
The movement has been the main driver in getting about a dozen new state laws passed over the past four years.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
The Boundary County School District in North Idaho, for example, will get about $5.2 million from the bill, according to estimates provided to the Statesman from the governor’s office.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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