Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get about

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.03 in modern English

Syllables: get about
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be mobile, physically active.

Informal

verb

To become widely known; to be leaked to the public or a wider audience.

Informal

verb

To visit a variety of different places.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."
"If this story gets about then I'm finished."
"That's the third party Brenda's been to this week. She certainly gets about."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

gets about (present, singular) getting about (participle, present) got about (past) got about (UK, participle) gotten about (US, participle)

Synonyms

get out get around

Questions

What does get about mean?: To be mobile, physically active.

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