put about
Britishverb
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nautical to change course or cause to change course
we put about and headed for home
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(tr) to make widely known
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(tr; usually passive) to disconcert or disturb
Example Sentences
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Instead, he put about 75% of his plan into an S&P 500 index fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“If her first application gets rejected, then she can file a slightly different one, and get a different examiner, and get it through. She’s probably put about $100K into this process.”
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
In 2024, humans put about 41.6 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent in the atmosphere.
From Slate ● May 15, 2026
They also waived an appraisal and inspection, and put about $300,000 down.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 20, 2025
The old man crammed his beard in his mouth and began to chew it, as he generally did when he was put about He bit through one of the hairs, which stuck between two teeth.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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