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- [get uh-bout]
- /gɛt əˈbaʊt/
- /ˈɡet əˈbaʊt/
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- [get uh-bout]
- /gɛt əˈbaʊt/
Definitions of get about words
- verb with object get about to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension. 1
- verb with object get about to cause to be in one's possession or succeed in having available for one's use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to get a good price after bargaining; to get oil by drilling; to get information. 1
- verb with object get about to go after, take hold of, and bring (something) for one's own or for another's purposes; fetch: Would you get the milk from the refrigerator for me? 1
- verb with object get about to cause or cause to become, to do, to move, etc., as specified; effect: to get one's hair cut; to get a person drunk; to get a fire to burn; to get a dog out of a room. 1
- verb with object get about to communicate or establish communication with over a distance; reach: You can always get me by telephone. 1
- verb with object get about to hear or hear clearly: I didn't get your last name. 1
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Origin of get about
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English geten < Old Norse geta to obtain, beget; cognate with Old English -gietan (> Middle English yeten), German -gessen, in vergessen to forget; (noun) Middle English: something gotten, offspring, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Get about
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
get about popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
get about usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for get about
verb get about
- travel — to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
- rotate — to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- actuate — If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
- wander — to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
- gyrate — to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
Antonyms for get about
verb get about
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- disassociate — to dissociate.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
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