get about
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Definition
- Intransitive Phrasal Verb:
- To move around or travel from place to place: To be physically mobile and able to go to different locations, especially after an illness or in a specific area.
- To become widely known or circulated: For news, information, or a story to spread among people.
Usage and Examples
- Intransitive Phrasal Verb (To move/travel):
- Despite his age, he still gets about quite well. (He is still physically mobile and travels to different places.)
- How do you get about in the city without a car? (How do you travel/move around the city?)
- Intransitive Phrasal Verb (To become known):
- The news of their engagement got about very quickly. (The news spread rapidly among people.)
- Rumors have been getting about that the company is closing. (Rumors are circulating.)
Advanced Usage
- "To get about a bit": An informal expression meaning to travel to many different places or to have a lot of varied experiences.
- He's really gotten about a bit in his career, working on three continents. (He has traveled and worked in many different locations.)
Variants and Related Words
- Get around: A very close synonym with identical meanings for both "to move/travel" and "to become known."
- She uses a bicycle to get around town.
- Word got around that the party was cancelled.
- Circulate (verb): To move around or to spread among people (often for news or information).
- Travel (verb): To go from one place to another.
Synonyms
- Move around: To go to various places.
- Spread: To become widely known (for information).
- Circulate: To move around an area or among a group.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Get around to (something): To finally find the time to do something.
- I finally got around to reading that book.
- Get over (something): To recover from an illness or an unpleasant experience.
- It took her weeks to get about after getting over the flu. (This shows a connection: recovering health allows one to get about again.)
Related Idioms
- Get out and about: To leave one's home and go to different places, especially for social activities or after being confined.
- After the surgery, she was eager to get out and about again.
Verb
- move around; move from place to place
- How does she get around without a car?