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

The voters wanted to share the tax money not just with LA County, but with the 88 cities in the county which gets about $94 million. —Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026

The agency also gets about half of the water in the California Department of Water Resources’ State Water Project, a water storage and delivery system that is connected across 780 miles by canals, pipelines, reservoirs and hydroelectric power facilities, Razavian said. —Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026

The majority of adults get about 17 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a day. —Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Jan. 2026

The latter gets about half its business from takeout orders, Lygizos said. —Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 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