Word info

get the word out

Verb

Meaning

get the word out (third-person singular simple present gets the word out, present participle getting the word out, simple past got the word out, past participle (UK) got the word out or (US) gotten the word out)

(idiomatic) To make some information more widely known.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

I've chosen to get the word out to women, especially young women, that tobacco is not glamorous - it's addictive and smoking takes a serious toll on your health. Mena Suvari

We're still here trying to get the word out that 330 farmers are quitting every week. Willie Nelson

Training is fabulous because it gives you a basis, a strong structure, so that when you're unbelievably nervous and you think that you can't get a word out, you will get the word out. Charlotte Rampling

I'd like to get the word out there, the word has to be spread. Chita Rivera

With 500 channels and the Internet available, you'd think a candidate could get the word out. Larry King

Not surprisingly, the chief way self-published authors get the word out about their books is through the Internet. Ruth Glick

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