give about
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(to surround): Calque of Latin circumdō (“to surround”),[1] which is formed from circum- (“around, about”) + dō (“give”).
Verb[edit]
give about (third-person singular simple present gives about, present participle giving about, simple past gave about, past participle given about)
- to distribute or circulate something
- to spread a rumour
- (obsolete) to encompass or surround something
References[edit]
- ^ Entry ‘give, v.’. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., version 4.0.