put about

verb

put about; putting about; puts about
Synonyms of put aboutnext

transitive verb

of a ship : to cause to change course or direction

intransitive verb

of a ship : to change course or direction : go on another tack

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Astoria Townhomes will put about 118 duplex and triplex for-sale townhomes on about 11.73 acres, according to a press release. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025 The final meeting puts about eight people total — the combination of three quarterbacks and five coaches — in a hotel room. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025 But the smugglers put about 50 people, each paying at least €2,000, into each boat (the boats, usually eight metres by two metres, are actually designed for about ten passengers). — The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Dec. 2024 Boeing fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems earlier this week put about 700 Wichita, Kansas, workers on a 21-day furlough. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for put about

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First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of put about was in 1607

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put about

verb
: to change course or direction
after sailing north, they put about and headed east

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