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

Detroit is likely to get about 1 inch of snow by Monday. —Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025

Across all household sizes, the SNAP reduction is roughly 49 percent—meaning households claiming the top amount will get about half of their usual monthly benefit in November. —Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

Continue to water the lawn two times a week for 30 minutes or provide enough to supplement any rainfall so the lawn gets about 1 ½ inches. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025

According to the Time and Date sunrise/sunset calculator, residents will get about 10-and-a-half hours of daylight — compared to more than 12 hours during the summer. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 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