Gad About

B1 16+

Pronunciation: /ɡæd əˈbaʊt/

Definitions of gad about

noun a person who moves about restlessly or aimlessly, especially from place to place

Example Sentences

A1 She enjoys a good gad about in the city on weekends.

A2 My grandmother used to go on a gad about with her friends every Saturday afternoon.

B1 The tourists went on a gad about to explore the historic sites of the town.

B2 After a long week of work, I like to have a leisurely gad about in the countryside.

C1 The wealthy socialite was known for her extravagant gads about to exotic locations.

C2 The artist found inspiration for his paintings during his gads about in foreign countries.

verb to move about restlessly or aimlessly

Example Sentences

A1 She likes to gad about town with her friends.

A2 During the summer, tourists often gad about the city exploring different attractions.

B1 After finishing work, he enjoys gad about the neighborhood to relax.

B2 As a travel blogger, she gets paid to gad about different countries and share her experiences.

C1 The wealthy socialite was known to gad about in luxurious yachts and private jets.

C2 Despite his age, the energetic retiree continues to gad about the world, ticking off his bucket list destinations.

Examples of gad about in a Sentence

formal She was known for her tendency to gad about the city, attending various social events.

informal Let's gad about town and see what trouble we can get into.

slang He loves to gad about with his friends, exploring new places and trying new things.

figurative The idea of being able to gad about freely without any responsibilities sounded appealing to her.

Grammatical Forms of gad about

past tense

gadded about

plural

gadabouts

comparative

more gadabout

superlative

most gadabout

present tense

gads about

future tense

will gad about

perfect tense

have gadded about

continuous tense

is gadding about

singular

gadabout

positive degree

gad about

infinitive

to gad about

gerund

gadding about

participle

gadded about

Origin and Evolution of gad about

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Middle English
Story behind the word: The phrase 'gad about' originated from the Middle English word 'gadden' meaning to wander or rove around.
Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe aimless wandering or roaming, 'gad about' evolved to refer to someone who travels around for pleasure or socializing without a specific purpose.