Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go about one's business

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: go about one's busi-ness
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To attend to one's duties; to do what one would normally be doing if not detained, distracted, etc.

verb

To depart; to resume one's usual activities, after being detained, distracted, etc.

Example Sentences

"Calpurnia appeared in the front door and yelled, “Lemonade time! You all get in outa that hot sun ‘fore you fry alive!” Lemonade in the middle of the morning was a summertime ritual. Calpurnia set a pitcher and three glasses on the porch, then went about her business. Being out of Jem’s good graces did not worry me especially. Lemonade would restore his good humor."
"Crowds gather on the platform at Birmingham New Street to take photos of D1015, on the 'Pathfinder Finale', as CrossCountry Turbostar 170105 goes about its business alongside."

Inflected Forms

goes about one's business (present, singular) going about one's business (participle, present) went about one's business (past) gone about one's business (participle, past)

Synonyms

go about one's day

Questions

What does go about one's business mean?: To attend to one's duties; to do what one would normally be doing if not detained, distracted, etc.

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