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get about
verb
to move around, as when recovering from an illness
to be socially active
(of news, rumour, etc) to become known; spread
Idioms and Phrases
Also get around . Move around, be active, especially after an illness. For example, At 85 Jean still gets around very well , or Arthritis makes it hard for him to get about . [Mid-1800s]
Become known, circulate, as in The news of her engagement got about very quickly . [Early 1800s] Also see get around , def. 4.
Be socially active, as in After her husband died, she didn't get about much for a year . Also see get around , def. 3 and 4.
Example Sentences
Services manager Carolyn Bradbury said: "The situation is dire. We've got about two weeks worth of food left in the warehouse if no other food comes in. We've never had it this empty before."
Later in the year, in response to explanations from officials, he said: "Your report on penicillin showing that we are only to get about one-tenth of the expected output this year, is very disappointing."
"Anything that will get people back into work is welcome," said Mr Fathers, but he added that even "the very best campaigns around employability with disabled people have got about 5% more people into work".
Cara says she's got about 40 vapes now, enough to last a few weeks, but she wants to stockpile enough to get her through the summer.
Another said he got about 1,600 over the week building up to it.
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