give about

English

Etymology

(to surround): Calque of Latin circumdō (“to surround”),[1] which is formed from circum- (“around, about”) + dō (“give”).

Verb

give about (third-person singular simple present gives about, present participle giving about, simple past gave about, past participle given about)

  1. to distribute or circulate something
  2. to spread a rumour
  3. (obsolete) to encompass or surround something

References
  1. Entry ‘give, v.’. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., version 4.0.
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