put about
verb
put about;
putting about;
puts about
Definition of put about
of a ship
: to cause to change course or direction
of a ship
: to change course or direction : go on another tack
Examples of put about in a Sentence
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The remake, simply put about a couple of kids being traumatized by a killer clown, premiered back in 2017, but its second part will be out next month. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "This Proves “Stranger Things” Was Seriously Inspired by Horror Movie “IT”," 23 Aug. 2019 Fieldstone put about 40 retail clients into Aequitas and never told them the firm had gotten $3.5 million in credit at favorable terms. — oregonlive.com, "SEC: Gig Harbor investment advisor secretly in cahoots with Aequitas banned from investment business," 26 July 2019 The astronaut's filled one box with samples of lunar rock and put about 20 pounds plus two core samples in another box, said Clifford Charlesworth, the main flight director. — Houston Chronicle, "Armstrong and Aldrin Take ‘One Small Step for Man’ on the Moon," 21 July 2019 In their amendment, Republicans put about $6 million more toward property tax relief so their increases would be just under those in Evers' budget. — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin Assembly approves budget after adding provisions to secure votes from last Republicans," 25 June 2019 The acquisition will put about 60 casino-resorts in 16 states under a single name, Caesars, creating the largest gambling operator in the United States. — Washington Post, "High rollers: Eldorado buys Caesars in deal valued at $17B," 24 June 2019 The acquisition will put about 60 casino-resorts in 16 states under a single name, Caesars, creating the largest gambling operator in the United States. — SFChronicle.com, "Caesars megadeal; Walgreens helps with dumping drugs; 7-Eleven delivers," 24 June 2019 Evers’ plan and the GOP plan would put about the same amount of money toward transportation projects over the next two years. — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "GOP transportation plan would allow handful of legislators to impose vehicle fees of any amount," 7 June 2019 Her first investing experience was putting about $7,000 in Fidelity’s Magellan fund at the beginning of 1987. — Daniel Kruger, WSJ, "Individual Investors Try Not to Panic Over Big Market Gyrations," 1 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'put about.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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