put about
verb(adverb)
nautical to change course or cause to change course: we put about and headed for home
(tr) to make widely known
(tr; usually passive) to disconcert or disturb
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How to use put about in a sentence
"I like to put on my Sunday clothes when I'm writing Charles," said the maid, a little put-about.
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