Put+about
11put about — PHRASAL VERB (The forms put around and put round are also used in British English.) If you put something about, you tell it to people that you meet and cause it to become well known. [mainly BRIT] [V it P that] Moderate Republicans in America are …
12To put about — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …
13To put about — Put Put (put; often p[u^]t in def. 3), v. i. 1. To go or move; as, when the air first puts up. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To steer; to direct one s course; to go. [1913 Webster] His fury thus appeased, he puts to land. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
14put about — verb Date: 1748 intransitive verb of a ship to change direction ; go on another tack transitive verb to cause to change course or direction …
15put about — verb a) To change direction. b) To circulate (a rumour). Syn: circulate, spread, disseminate …
16put about — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. vary, veer, turn; see change 1 …
17put about — turn toward another direction; be concerned, be worried …
18put about — (Naut.) Tack, turn, change the course …
19put about a story — spread a story, spread a tale …
20put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …
