"get about" meaning in English

See get about in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gets about [present, singular, third-person], getting about [participle, present], got about [past], got about [UK, participle, past], gotten about [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> about}} get about (third-person singular simple present gets about, present participle getting about, simple past got about, past participle (UK) got about or (US) gotten about)
  1. (informal) To be mobile, physically active. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-get_about-en-verb-C2WxKR1W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "about", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 22 22 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "about": 66 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 15 14
  2. (informal) To become widely known; to be leaked to the public or a wider audience. Tags: informal Synonyms: get out
    Sense id: en-get_about-en-verb-e1ba89Q9
  3. (informal) To visit a variety of different places. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-get_about-en-verb-MkdPTKjp

Inflected forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gets about",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getting about",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got about",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got about",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten about",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> about"
      },
      "expansion": "get about (third-person singular simple present gets about, present participle getting about, simple past got about, past participle (UK) got about or (US) gotten about)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "56 22 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"about\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 25 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 15 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I can't get about so much since I hurt my hip.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be mobile, physically active."
      ],
      "id": "en-get_about-en-verb-C2WxKR1W",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To be mobile, physically active."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If this story gets about then I'm finished.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become widely known; to be leaked to the public or a wider audience."
      ],
      "id": "en-get_about-en-verb-e1ba89Q9",
      "links": [
        [
          "leak",
          "leak"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To become widely known; to be leaked to the public or a wider audience."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "get out"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "That's the third party Brenda's been to this week. She certainly gets about.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To visit a variety of different places."
      ],
      "id": "en-get_about-en-verb-MkdPTKjp",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To visit a variety of different places."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get about"
}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"about\"",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gets about",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getting about",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got about",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got about",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten about",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> about"
      },
      "expansion": "get about (third-person singular simple present gets about, present participle getting about, simple past got about, past participle (UK) got about or (US) gotten about)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I can't get about so much since I hurt my hip.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be mobile, physically active."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To be mobile, physically active."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If this story gets about then I'm finished.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become widely known; to be leaked to the public or a wider audience."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leak",
          "leak"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To become widely known; to be leaked to the public or a wider audience."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "get out"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "That's the third party Brenda's been to this week. She certainly gets about.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To visit a variety of different places."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) To visit a variety of different places."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get about"
}

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