put about

put about
1. transitive verb
(circulate) verbreiten; in Umlauf bringen

it was put about that ... — man munkelte (ugs.) od. es hieß, dass ...

2. intransitive verb
(Naut.) den Kurs ändern
* * *
(to spread (news etc).) verbreiten
* * *
◆ put about
I. vt
1. (scatter within)
▪ to \put about sth about sth etw in etw dat verteilen
she \put about the balloons about the room sie verteilte die Ballons im Zimmer
2. (spread rumour)
▪ to \put about sth about etw verbreiten [o herumerzählen]
he has been \put aboutting it about that I'm having an affair er hat überall herumerzählt, dass ich eine Affäre habe
3. BRIT (fam: be promiscuous)
▪ to \put about it [or oneself] about mit jedem/jeder ins Bett gehen
4. (fam: be extroverted)
▪ to \put about oneself about sich akk in Szene setzen
II. vi NAUT wenden, stagen fachspr, umlegen fachspr
* * *
put about
A v/t
1. SCHIFF den Kurs eines Schiffs ändern
2. ein Gerücht verbreiten, in Umlauf setzen:
it’s being put about that … man munkelt, dass … umg
3. meist passiv
a) beunruhigen
b) ärgern
c) aus der Fassung bringen
d) quälen
4. put o.s. about Br umg sexuell sehr aktiv sein
B v/i SCHIFF den Kurs ändern
* * *
1. transitive verb
(circulate) verbreiten; in Umlauf bringen

it was put about that ... — man munkelte (ugs.) od. es hieß, dass ...

2. intransitive verb
(Naut.) den Kurs ändern

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