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)

to distribute or circulate something
to spread a rumour
(obsolete) to encompass or surround something

References

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

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

单词	give about
释义	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) to distribute or circulate something to spread a rumour (obsolete) to encompass or surround something References Entry ‘give, v.’. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., version 4.0.
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