Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb get_about
1 sense of get about
Sense 1
get around, get about -- (move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?")
=> travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")