put about

pʊt əˈbaʊt

putting about

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Definition of put about - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

communication

spread or circulate information or rumors

They put about false stories to damage his reputation..

spread rumors

emotion

disturb or disconcert someone

The unexpected question put him about.

perturb

unsettle

upset

nautical maneuver

TECH.

cause a ship to change direction

TECH.

The captain decided to put about and head back to port..

tack

veer

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Expressions with put

put down

place an object on a surface

She put down the book on the table.

put on

wear clothing or accessories

She put on her favorite dress.

put in

place something inside another object

She put in the keys into her bag.

put out

extinguish a fire or light

He rushed to put out the fire in the kitchen..

put it on

dress yourself or someone with an item

She told him to put it on before going outside.

put it in one's pocket

place an object inside a pocket

He put it in his pocket and walked away.

Terms with put about included in their meaning

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investment decision

finance

choice about where or how to put money to gain profit later

Examples of put about in a sentence

She put about lies to gain an advantage.
The news of the accident put her about for days.
His sudden departure put everyone about at the office.
The crew had to put about due to the storm.
We will put about once we reach the marker buoy.

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French:répandre, déconcerter, ...
German:Gerüchte verbreiten, durcheinanderbringen, ...
Italian:spargere, sconcertare, ...
Spanish:difundir, desconcertar, ...
Portuguese:espalhar, desconcertar, ...
Chinese:散布, 让...不安, ...
Japanese:噂を広める, 動揺させる, ...
Arabic:أَشَاعَ, أرْبَكَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהָפִיץ, לְהַטְרִיד, ...
Russian:распространять слухи, смущать, ...
Ukrainian:поширювати чутки, збентежити, ...
Hindi:अफवाह फैलाना, परेशान करना, ...
Bengali:ছড়ানো, অস্থির করা, ...
Catalan:escampar, desconcertar, ...
Czech:šířit, vyvést z míry, ...
Danish:sætte i omløb, forvirre, ...
Dutch:verspreiden, van zijn stuk brengen, ...
Greek:διαδίδω, αναστατώνω, ...
Hungarian:terjeszteni, felzaklatni, ...
Khmer:ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ, ធ្វើឱ្យភាន់ភាំង, ...
Korean:소문을 퍼뜨리다, 당황하게 하다, ...
Persian:شایعه پراکندن, ناراحت کرد, ...
Polish:rozpuszczać, zbić z tropu, ...
Portuguese (BR):espalhar, desconcertar, ...
Romanian:a răspândi, a tulbura, ...
Swedish:sprida rykten, förvirra, ...
Thai:แพร่ข่าวลือ, ทำให้กังวล, ...
Turkish:dedikodu yaymak, rahatsız etmek, ...
Vietnamese:loan truyền, làm bối rối, ...

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