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 bill got about a half hour of debate ahead of passage, and there were no comments in opposition. —Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025

Nebraska Public Media gets about 16% of its budget from the federal government. —Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 29 May 2025

Steichen said that will remain the plan for all nine days of OTAs, and each QB should get about 170 first-string reps during that span. —James Boyd, New York Times, 29 May 2025

Each year, California’s state park campgrounds get about 6.5 million visitors, and San Diego County is an especially popular destination with about 1 million, according to the most recent visitation data from the state agency. —Maura Fox, Mercury News, 16 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