get about verb3 •To be mobile, physically active.I can't get about so much since I hurt my hip. •(informal) To visit a variety of different places.That's the third party Brenda's been to this week. She certainly gets about. •(informal) To become widely known; to be leaked to the public or a wider audience.If this story gets about then I'm finished. formsgot about · gotten about · getting about · gets about