phrasal verb · neutral
put about
/pʊt əˈbaʊt/PUT·A·BOUT
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spread (news, rumours, information) widely
Examples
“There were rumours put about that the company would close.”
“Don't put about stories you can't prove.”
“False reports were put about regarding the candidate's background.”
Band 8 sentence
“Malicious stories were put about by unknown sources, undermining the candidate's credibility.”
Collocations
- put rumours about
- put stories about someone
Word family
put about vputs about vputting about v-ing
Common mistakes
They put the rumour.→They put about the rumour.
He put about that she left.→He put about the rumour that she left.
Say it for a higher band
5spread→6circulate→7+put about
Synonyms
spread
Easily confused
spread
“The news spread quickly across the city.”
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