go about

verb

went about; gone about; going about; goes about

transitive verb

: to set about : to begin to do

Examples of go about in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From there, things went about as well as an American in New York could have hoped. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

This one, however, finds the director in a mood to confront the inevitable changes and march of time, its joys and sadness in the lives of ordinary people going about living it. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Mostly, though, just clip it on, go about the day, and trust that your bag isn’t going anywhere. — Karen Leblanc, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026

At the moderate level, most healthy people can safely go about their normal outdoor activities. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for go about

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout