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 the case of breakfast sausage, Flowers said a customer will get about 25 pounds with an order, broken down into 20 pounds of deer meat added to five pounds of pork fat, for $50, or about $2 per pound.
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
According to the job listing website EDJOIN, substitutes in the district typically get about $250 a day.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
That number almost doubled by the end of October and now the nonprofit gets about 180-200 families per day looking for food.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
The summer season, from May to October, is hotter and drier, and the winter, from November to April, is known to be cooler and wetter—although Lanai only gets about 37 inches of rain each year.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
According to the job listing website EDJOIN, substitutes in the district typically get about $250 a day.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
That number almost doubled by the end of October and now the nonprofit gets about 180-200 families per day looking for food.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
The summer season, from May to October, is hotter and drier, and the winter, from November to April, is known to be cooler and wetter—although Lanai only gets about 37 inches of rain each year.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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