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
Examples of get about in a Sentence
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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In addition to the $244 million heading to UC, Ohio State will get more than $430 million, Ohio University will get about $178 million and the University of Akron will get about $78 million.
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Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The highest tenth of earners will get an additional $12,000 per year, while the second-highest tenth will get about $3,200, the third tenth will get about $2,100, and the fourth tenth will get about $1,500.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Ada County, which contributed no tax dollars, will get about $1 million a year in royalties from the plant, according to a county news release in May.
—Sarah Cutler
june 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
By contrast, the lowest-income 20% of households, who make about $35,000 or less, would get about 1.5% of the benefit and middle-income households would receive about 14%.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The highest tenth of earners will get an additional $12,000 per year, while the second-highest tenth will get about $3,200, the third tenth will get about $2,100, and the fourth tenth will get about $1,500.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Ada County, which contributed no tax dollars, will get about $1 million a year in royalties from the plant, according to a county news release in May.
—Sarah Cutler
june 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
By contrast, the lowest-income 20% of households, who make about $35,000 or less, would get about 1.5% of the benefit and middle-income households would receive about 14%.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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