put about

verb

put about; putting about; puts about

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

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of put about was in 1607

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“Put about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20about. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

put about

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

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