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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By the time of my visit, that brigade had put about 100 soldiers through a monthlong course focused on electronic warfare, the use of drones for reconnaissance and strikes, countering drones and tactics, says Maj.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
It’s a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo, and I can put about $55,000 down.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
"Some of the scare stories put about a few months ago were perhaps a bit overblown," Maguire told BBC Sport.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
Since being back in the City of Angels the past few weeks, he said that he put about $400 to $500 worth of gas in the truck and “can’t afford the gas anymore.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024
We put about vases of flowers and dressed in our best clothes.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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