get about

verb

1. to move around, as when recovering from an illness

2. to be socially active

3. (of news, rumour, etc) to become known; spread

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Become known, circulate, as in The news of her engagement got about very quickly . [Early 1800s] Also see get around , def. 4.

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

Iowa now gets about 63% of its electricity from wind, while Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas have seen significant growth.

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“The more I heard that pitch, the more concerned I got about the ability to actually make money,” Cook said.

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The Florida mother of four gets about $900 a month, but those funds were delayed because they were caught up in the spending bill.

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Some of the unsolicited messages they get about open enrollment could be legitimate — but some might not be, experts warn.

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Jetten’s party tied with Wilders’s for the number of seats won and got about 30,000 more votes, a thin margin that shows how tight the race was.

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Related Words

• entertain 
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• mingle