Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put oneself about

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: put one-self about
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make oneself visible or noticeable in a place; to make an appearance.

verb

To make a special effort; to exert oneself, or go out of one's way.

Archaic

verb

To be sexually promiscuous.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Only this morning, before Stan had picked him up to go to work, Matt had yelled that she didn't put herself about enough and didn't mix with his family as much as she should."
"And Esther put herself about to amuse him, showing him photograph-books and views of various sorts, adding a question or two from time to time, to find out how much he knew, and how well he had been taught."
"Marlene liked to put herself about. She had been known to bestow her favours on allied servicemen in four different war zones on the same night."

Usage

Inflected Forms

puts oneself about (present, singular) putting oneself about (participle, present)

Phrases

put about put it about

Frequently Paired Words

put about put it about

Synonyms

go out of one's way put oneself out put oneself out of the way

Questions

What does put oneself about mean?: To make oneself visible or noticeable in a place; to make an appearance.

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