get about

verb

got about; got about or gotten about; getting about; gets about

intransitive verb

1

: to become current : circulate

2

: to be up and about : begin to walk

able to get about again

Synonyms of get about

• spread
• circulate
• get out
• get around
• come out

Examples of get about in a Sentence

it got about that the company was having financial difficulties

Recent Examples on the Web

Schlossberg, who got about 10 percent of the vote, fled to his mother Caroline Kennedy’s house on Martha’s Vineyard for the summer to heal his wounds. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Those requests are chosen at random, since he's gotten about 100,000 offers over the years. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

After testimony was complete, each side got about an hour to make their closing argument to the jury. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

The town gets about 41% of its water from the Colorado River, and will lose 20% of that allocation under the upcoming cuts. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for get about

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout