English Dictionary

put oneself about

動詞

古語 くだけた表現

To make oneself visible or noticeable in a place; to make an appearance. / (archaic) To make a special effort; to exert oneself, or go out of one's way. / (informal) To be sexually promiscuous.

日本語の意味

場所に姿を現して目立つ、または出現する / (古語) 特別な努力をして自らを表す、または尽力する / (口語) 性的に奔放である

His new motto was to put oneself about and be seen, even when others preferred to stay quiet.

彼の新しいモットーは、他の人が静かにしているのを好むときでも、人目に付くようにすることだった。

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

(archaic) To make a special effort; to exert oneself, or go out of one's way.

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.

意味（3）

(informal) To be sexually promiscuous.

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 ）