get about
Britishverb
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to move around, as when recovering from an illness
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to be socially active
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(of news, rumour, etc) to become known; spread
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Also get around . Move around, be active, especially after an illness. For example, At 85 Jean still gets around very well , or Arthritis makes it hard for him to get about . [Mid-1800s]
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Become known, circulate, as in The news of her engagement got about very quickly . [Early 1800s] Also see get around , def. 4.
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Be socially active, as in After her husband died, she didn't get about much for a year . Also see get around , def. 3 and 4.
Example Sentences
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The closest they had come to winning a Westminster by-election before was in 2023 in a seat in Somerset where they got about 10% of the vote and finished third.
From BBC
We were getting about half as many eggs as we had been.
From Literature
Full-time employees can get about 75% of their healthcare covered, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
The atmosphere naturally gets about 50-80g daily from small meteors, Wing explains.
From BBC
The store gets about 4,500 diners a month and regularly hosts special events.
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