"put oneself about" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts oneself about [present, singular, third-person], putting oneself about [participle, present], put oneself about [participle, past], put oneself about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> oneself about}} put oneself about (third-person singular simple present puts oneself about, present participle putting oneself about, simple past and past participle put oneself about)
  1. To make oneself visible or noticeable in a place; to make an appearance.
    Sense id: en-put_oneself_about-en-verb-Ia7hcOyy 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: 47 46 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "about": 46 48 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 46 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 49 3
  2. (archaic) To make a special effort; to exert oneself, or go out of one's way. Tags: archaic Synonyms: go out of one's way, put oneself out, put oneself out of the way
    Sense id: en-put_oneself_about-en-verb-LNVTPyGU 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: 47 46 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "about": 46 48 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 46 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 49 3
  3. (informal) To be sexually promiscuous. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-put_oneself_about-en-verb-mCcy8FxF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: put about, put it about

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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