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

• break
• circulate
• come out
• get around
• get out
• get round
• leak (out)
• out
• spread

Examples of get about in a Sentence

it got about that the company was having financial difficulties

Recent Examples on the Web

The Osborn Correctional Institution got about 7,700 bottles of water and nine portable toilets, and the roughly 620-inmate Cybulski Correctional Institution received about 5,800 bottles and 10 portable toilets. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025

The puzzle editors get about 200 submissions emailed to us every week. —Christina Iverson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025

Room for improvement Despite the small engine, the 4Runner only got about 21 MPG city/highway combined. —Josh Max, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

Students who apply for and receive a scholarship will get about $10,500 to pay for tuition at an alternative school and students with disabilities will receive up to $30,000. —Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 4 May 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