"give about" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gives about [present, singular, third-person], giving about [participle, present], gave about [past], given about [participle, past]
Etymology: (to surround): Calque of Latin circumdō (“to surround”), which is formed from circum- (“around, about”) + dō (“give”). Etymology templates: {{sense|to surround}} (to surround):, {{calque|en|la|circumdō|t=to surround}} Calque of Latin circumdō (“to surround”), {{m|la|circum-|t=around, about}} circum- (“around, about”), {{m|la|dō|t=give}} dō (“give”) Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> about}} give about (third-person singular simple present gives about, present participle giving about, simple past gave about, past participle given about)
  1. to distribute or circulate something
    Sense id: en-give_about-en-verb--HmbD8kK
  2. to spread a rumour
    Sense id: en-give_about-en-verb-3~LHVwOh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (about) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 43 29 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (about): 17 65 18
  3. (obsolete) to encompass or surround something Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-give_about-en-verb-CP71qvQT

Inflected forms

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