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to get about
[phrase form: get]
01
to move or travel from one place to another
Dialect
British
BritishGrammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
about
Base verb
get
Present tense
get about
3rd person singular
gets about
Present participle
getting about
Past simple
got about
Past participle
got about
Examples
In retirement, they plan to get about and explore different countries.
02
(of news, information, rumors, etc.) to circulate and move from person to person
DialectBritish
BritishExamples
The news of the company 's merger got about quickly among employees.
