put oneself about

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.

To make oneself visible or noticeable in a place; to make an appearance.

— Only this morning, before Stan had picked him up to go to work, Matt had yelled that she didn't put herself about enough and didn't mix with his family as much as she should.
To make a special effort; to exert oneself, or go out of one's way. archaic

— And Esther put herself about to amuse him, showing him photograph-books and views of various sorts, adding a question or two from time to time, to find out how much he knew, and how well he had been taught.
To be sexually promiscuous. informal

— Marlene liked to put herself about. She had been known to bestow her favours on allied servicemen in four different war zones on the same night.

puts oneself about present,singular,third-person putting oneself about participle,present put oneself about participle,past put oneself about past