about meaning
[ 'əbaut ] Pronunciation: "about" in a sentence
- Adverb: about u'bawt
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
"in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"
- approximately, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so - All around or on all sides
"dirty clothes lying about"; "let's look about for help"
- around - In the area or vicinity
"a few spectators standing about"
- around - Used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
"wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets about"
- around - In or to a reversed position or direction
"about face"
- around - In rotation or succession
"turn about is fair play" - (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
"the job is (just) about done"
- almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh, all but
- On the topic of
"a book about physics"; "think about it"
- on
- On the move
"up and about"
- astir
See also: active
Encyclopedia: About
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- about to: 1. On the point of ...
- be about: To be up and on th ...
- (there is) no doubt about it.: [American slang]It ...
Examples
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- spies are hovering about in every direction.
- he asked a little about my life history.
- lord was right about his own record.
- he consulted his physician about his health.
- the child 's work at school is about average ..