Put about meaning
Put about is a phrasal verb that means to circulate an untrue story or claim among many people.
- Past simple
- put about
- Past participle
- put about
- -ing form
- putting about
What put about means
B2informal
To circulate an untrue story or claim among many people
Someone put it about that the factory was closing.
Similar phrasal verbs
With put: put on, put up, put off, put back, put away, put down, put out, put together, put in, put across.
With about: bring about, go about, see about, set about, come about.
Common questions
What does put about mean?
To circulate an untrue story or claim among many people.
What is the past tense of put about?
Put about, which is also its past participle.
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