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
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It's got about $46 billion for the border wall, other money for Border Patrol.
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 8 June 2025
Not including the three sports programs, broadcast series on the chart got about 27 percent of their 35-day audiences via streaming.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Those in the top 5 percent, who make $460,000 or more, would get about one-third of the benefit.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The Bronx and Manhattan will each get about half of the teachers awarded in next year’s plan as Queens received.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 8 June 2025
Not including the three sports programs, broadcast series on the chart got about 27 percent of their 35-day audiences via streaming.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Those in the top 5 percent, who make $460,000 or more, would get about one-third of the benefit.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The Bronx and Manhattan will each get about half of the teachers awarded in next year’s plan as Queens received.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for get about
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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