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

Examples of get about in a Sentence

it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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The Indian governing body currently receives most of the ICC’s revenue distribution model, 38.5 per cent or about $600 million annually, dwarfing the share of the 96 Associates who get about two per cent. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 It's got about $46 billion for the border wall, other money for Border Patrol. / Cbs News, CBS News, 8 June 2025 Not including the three sports programs, broadcast series on the chart got about 27 percent of their 35-day audiences via streaming. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025 Those in the top 5 percent, who make $460,000 or more, would get about one-third of the benefit. Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for get about

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of get about was in 1740

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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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