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get about

verb

Definition of get about

  1. intransitive verb

  2. 1 :  to become current :  circulate

  3. 2 :  to be up and about :  begin to walk able to get about again

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Examples of get about in a Sentence

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

First Known Use of get about

1740

get about Synonyms

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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