get about
verb
got about; got about or gotten about; getting about; gets about
1
: to become current : circulate
2
: to be up and about : begin to walk
able to get about again
Examples of get about in a Sentence
it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
Recent Examples on the Web
Los Angeles renters get about 439 square feet for the same price.
—
Sacbee.com, 31 July 2025
Kansas is expected to get about $811 million from that fund.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
The proportion is similar for Chicago Public Media, which owns WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times, and for WHYY in Philadelphia.
WBUR in Boston gets about $1.6 million per year from the CPB, about 3 percent of its annual budget.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 18 July 2025
With the bottom end facing you, cut the eggplants lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices, to get about 12 slices.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for get about
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Sacbee.com, 31 July 2025
Kansas is expected to get about $811 million from that fund.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
The proportion is similar for Chicago Public Media, which owns WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times, and for WHYY in Philadelphia.
WBUR in Boston gets about $1.6 million per year from the CPB, about 3 percent of its annual budget.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 18 July 2025
With the bottom end facing you, cut the eggplants lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices, to get about 12 slices.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for get about
Cite this Entry
“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share