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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

get about en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (informal) To be mobile, physically active.
    • I can't get about so much since I hurt my hip.
    • The first walk I took when I grew stronger and was able to get about was up to Aunt Jane's, notwithstanding she had never so much as been to ask after me all these days. [1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:
  2. (informal) To become widely known; to be leaked to the public or a wider audience.
    • If this story gets about then I'm finished.
  3. (informal) To visit a variety of different places.
    • That's the third party Brenda's been to this week. She certainly gets about.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
getting about Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gets about Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
got about Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
got about Tense=Past lexicographic
gotten about Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic

Synonyms

get out