Word Frequency
about (əˈbaʊt
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Definitions
preposition
- relating to; concerning; on the subject of
- near or close to (in space or time)
- carried on ⇒
I haven't any money about me
- on every side of; all the way around
- active in or engaged in ⇒
she is about her business
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See about to
adverb
- approximately; near in number, time, degree, etc ⇒
about 50 years old
- nearby
- here and there; from place to place; in no particular direction ⇒
walk about to keep warm
- all around; on every side
- in or to the opposite direction ⇒
he turned about and came back
- in rotation or revolution ⇒
turn and turn about
- used in informal phrases to indicate understatement ⇒
I've had just about enough of your insults
,it's about time you stopped
- (archaic) in circumference; around
adjective
- predicative active; astir after sleep ⇒
up and about
- predicative in existence, current, or in circulation ⇒
there aren't many about nowadays
Word Origin
Old English abūtan, onbūtan on the outside of, around, from on + būtan outsideSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = regarding, on, re, concerning, touching, dealing with, respecting, referring to, relating to, concerned with, connected with, relative to, with respect to, as regards, anent
= near, around, close to, bordering, nearby, beside, close by, adjacent to, just round the corner from, in the neighbourhood of, alongside of, contiguous to, within sniffing distance of, at close quarters to, a hop, skip and a jump away from
= approximately, around, almost, nearing, nearly, approaching, close to, roughly, just about, more or less, in the region of, in the vicinity of, not far off, circa
= everywhere, around, all over, here and there, on all sides, in all directions, to and fro, from place to place, hither and thither
Translations for 'about'
- British English: about About means near to something.His grandfather is about 80 years old.əˈbaʊt ADVERBnear to
- Arabic: حَوَالي
- Brazilian Portuguese: aproximadamente
- Chinese: 关于
- Croatian: oko
- Czech: kolem
- Danish: omkring
- Dutch: ongeveer
- European Spanish: más o menos
- Finnish: suunnilleen
- French: autour de
- German: ungefähr
- Greek: περίπου
- Italian: circa
- Japanese: およそ
- Korean: 대략
- Norwegian: omkring
- Polish: mniej więcej
- Portuguese: aproximadamente
- Romanian: aproape
- Russian: около
- Spanish: más o menos
- Swedish: omkring
- Thai: ใกล้
- Turkish: yaklaşık
- Ukrainian: приблизно
- Vietnamese: khoảng
- British English: about About means to do with.This book is about history.əˈbaʊt PREPOSITIONto do with
- Arabic: عَنْ
- Brazilian Portuguese: sobre
- Chinese: 关于
- Croatian: o
- Czech: o
- Danish: om
- Dutch: over
- European Spanish: acerca de
- Finnish: NO TRANSLATION
- French: à propos de
- German: über
- Greek: περί
- Italian: su
- Japanese: ･･･について
- Korean: ...에 관하여
- Norwegian: om
- Polish: o
- Portuguese: sobre
- Romanian: despre
- Russian: о об
- Spanish: acerca de
- Swedish: om
- Thai: เกี่ยวกับ
- Turkish: hakkında
- Ukrainian: про
- Vietnamese: vềliên quan đến
Example Sentences Including 'about'
' The band members deny they are worried about Poptones losing money.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Charlotte wanted to know whether Marianne had ever found out about the `affair'.THE EXECUTION (2002)
Despite his age there's something of the adolescent about him.THE EXECUTION (2002)
Disney flogged the letter'D' from the original Disneyland sign for about £20,000.Glasgow Herald (2001)
I told her I knew absolutely nothing about Christian's family, only that he had no children.THE EXECUTION (2002)
That might explain why the Opposition parties are suddenly talking about widespread consultation with a variety of groups.Irish Times (2002)
The overall mortality of these procedures was about nine per cent.THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
They love talking to you about where you are from, what you eat, what the women are like.Country Life (2004)
They want to consider whether Mr Bush is serious about attacking Iraq.Irish Times (2002)
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