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
Synonyms
Examples of get about in a Sentence
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
Recent Examples on the Web
But a 2020 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that patients who got about 90 days of help from the Coalition were just as likely to end up back in the hospital as those who did not.
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Leslie Walker, NPR, 3 May 2024
The Grand Canyon gets about 4.7 million annual visitors.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
The eight restaurants had the most public nominations out of the thousands of nominations the Beef Council got about a month ago.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024
The recipient of the least run support in the majors last season, Webb got about a month’s worth of scoring in one start.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
The paper ultimately did not publish a story about the tips Meyer said his staff got about Cody.
—Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
She’s got about $38,000 left in her savings account.
—USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
In the past six months, Death Valley has received more than double its annual rainfall amount, recording more than 4.9 inches (12.45 centimeters) compared to a typical year that gets about 2 inches (5.08 centimeters).
—Ty O'Neil, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
Lower elevations across Los Angeles could get about a quarter of an inch of rain or less, while the San Gabriel Mountains and other mouantin regions could get a quarter inch to a half inch of rain.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Leslie Walker, NPR, 3 May 2024
The Grand Canyon gets about 4.7 million annual visitors.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
The eight restaurants had the most public nominations out of the thousands of nominations the Beef Council got about a month ago.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024
The recipient of the least run support in the majors last season, Webb got about a month’s worth of scoring in one start.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
The paper ultimately did not publish a story about the tips Meyer said his staff got about Cody.
—Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
She’s got about $38,000 left in her savings account.
—USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
In the past six months, Death Valley has received more than double its annual rainfall amount, recording more than 4.9 inches (12.45 centimeters) compared to a typical year that gets about 2 inches (5.08 centimeters).
—Ty O'Neil, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
Lower elevations across Los Angeles could get about a quarter of an inch of rain or less, while the San Gabriel Mountains and other mouantin regions could get a quarter inch to a half inch of rain.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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