Meaning

3 senses
  1. (informal)To be mobile, physically active.

    I can't get about so much since I hurt my hip.

  2. (informal)To become widely known; to be leaked to the public or a wider audience.

    If this story gets about then I'm finished.

  3. (informal)To visit a variety of different places.

    That's the third party Brenda's been to this week. She certainly gets about.

More definitions
  • move around; move from place to place

Examples

196 sentences
  1. I got up at about six.

    Я встав близько шостої години.

    ruЯ проснулся где-то в шесть.

    deIch bin ungefähr um sechs aufgestanden.

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  2. We've only got about three minutes.

    У нас лише три хвилини.

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  3. I got up at about five.

    Я прокинувся біля п'ятої.

    ruЯ встал около пяти.

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  4. I get emotional talking about it.

    Я збудився, говорячи про це.

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  5. I always get home at about 6:00.

    Я завжди приходжу додому приблизно о шостій.

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Forms

gets about, getting about, got about, got about
Base formget about · to get about
3rd person singulargets about
Present participlegetting about
Past simplegot about
Past participlegot about / gotten about

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyget about
he, she, itgets about

Past simpleLesson

all personsgot about

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave got about
he, she, ithas got about

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill get about

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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