"get about" meaning in English

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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 with particle (about) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 22 22 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (about): 67 18 15
  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

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        "(informal) To become widely known; to be leaked to the public or a wider audience."
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        "To visit a variety of different places."
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        "(informal) To visit a variety of different places."
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