get about

get about
1) PHRASAL VERB If you get about, you go to different places and visit different people.

[V P] So you're getting about a bit again? Not shutting yourself away?

2) PHRASAL VERB The way that someone gets about is the way that they walk or go from one place to another.

[V P] When he went out of town on business, his wife, a friend, or an associate helped him to get about.

3) PHRASAL VERB If news gets about, it becomes well known as a result of being told to lots of people. [mainly BRIT]

[V P] How did the rumours get about?...

[V P] The story had soon got about that he had been suspended.

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