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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Each bus will get about 150-180 miles in the winter and 200-220 miles in the summer per charge, according to UConn.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
The share was even higher among children, who got about 62% of their diet from ultraprocessed foods on average.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
In the Pontiac mayor's race, with complete results in, the two candidates poised to advance are current City Council President Mike McGuinness, who got about 45% of the vote and former Council President Kermit Williams, who got about 25% of the vote.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The mighty Indian governing body currently receives a big chunk of the ICC’s revenue distribution model, 38.5 per cent, dwarfing the share of the 96 - now 98 - Associates who get about 11 per cent.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
The share was even higher among children, who got about 62% of their diet from ultraprocessed foods on average.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
In the Pontiac mayor's race, with complete results in, the two candidates poised to advance are current City Council President Mike McGuinness, who got about 45% of the vote and former Council President Kermit Williams, who got about 25% of the vote.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The mighty Indian governing body currently receives a big chunk of the ICC’s revenue distribution model, 38.5 per cent, dwarfing the share of the 96 - now 98 - Associates who get about 11 per cent.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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