put about
verb
put about; putting about; puts about
transitive verb
of a ship : to cause to change course or direction
intransitive verb
of a ship : to change course or direction : go on another tack
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web At the time, the United States had put about 30 kg of small satellites into orbit. 
Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2022 The deal put about $100 million in cash or receivables on the Big Ten’s books, and the conference said about $3.5 million of that went to each of the 14 member schools in fiscal 2021. Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY, 20 May 2022 LeukoSite’s sale to Millennium Pharmaceuticals — a big deal in Boston biotech history — put about $100 million into Springer’s bank account, and gave him the ability to invest in both his own and other people’s startups. Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 The Wavestorm launched this new era of foamies in 2006 when AGIT Global, a Taiwanese sporting goods company specializing in foam, put about 400 blue 8-foot boards in 10 Costcos across California to test the market for their creation. Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 In total, Mike and Bea expect to put about $200,000 over the course of their renovations. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 16 July 2022 Extracting trends from home loan data gathered by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, the network reported that single women typically put about 10% down and borrowed about $195,000 for their houses. Joanne Cleaver, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2022 During that court battle, a judge permitted Mack to put about $150,000 toward her criminal defense. Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2022 On a monthly basis, Current customers with a credit card put about half of their monthly spend on a credit card, while Chime customers only put 35% on a credit card. Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 16 May 2022 See More
Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2022 The deal put about $100 million in cash or receivables on the Big Ten’s books, and the conference said about $3.5 million of that went to each of the 14 member schools in fiscal 2021. Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY, 20 May 2022 LeukoSite’s sale to Millennium Pharmaceuticals — a big deal in Boston biotech history — put about $100 million into Springer’s bank account, and gave him the ability to invest in both his own and other people’s startups. Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 The Wavestorm launched this new era of foamies in 2006 when AGIT Global, a Taiwanese sporting goods company specializing in foam, put about 400 blue 8-foot boards in 10 Costcos across California to test the market for their creation. Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 In total, Mike and Bea expect to put about $200,000 over the course of their renovations. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 16 July 2022 Extracting trends from home loan data gathered by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, the network reported that single women typically put about 10% down and borrowed about $195,000 for their houses. Joanne Cleaver, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2022 During that court battle, a judge permitted Mack to put about $150,000 toward her criminal defense. Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2022 On a monthly basis, Current customers with a credit card put about half of their monthly spend on a credit card, while Chime customers only put 35% on a credit card. Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 16 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
putting about
verb
as in turning back
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- turning back
- coming about
- coming round
- setting out
- setting off
- taking off
- putting out
- reversing
- backing
- about-facing
- tacking
- lighting out
- yawing
- inclining
- veering
- cutting
- swerving
- facing
- steering
- wheeling
- orienting
- putting
- pointing
- striking
- aiming
- bending
- directing
- turning
- beelining
- heading
- making
- bearing