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

• 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

Had the old formula been followed, residents would be getting about $3,800 each. —Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025

The effect is thought to occur when storms get about 900 miles apart. —Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025

Because of the time constraints — workers get about 45 seconds to complete each task — a part that requires 14 motions to install instead of two or three opens the door to potential mistakes on the line. —Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025

Rather than using fluid animations to signal what kinds of moves are coming, the bulk of the information players will get about impending hits comes from red reticles and lines drawn on the level’s floor. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025

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