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   A·bout

   /əˈbout/

   

   preposition

   • 1. on the subject of; concerning: "I was thinking about you" Similar regardingconcerningwith reference toreferring towith regard towith respect torespectingrelating toontouching ondealing withrelevant towith relevance toconnected within connection withon the subject ofin the matter ofaproposreanent
   • ▪ so as to affect: "there's nothing we can do about it"
   • 2. used to indicate movement within a particular area: British "she looked about the room" Similar aroundthroughoutoverthroughall overin all parts ofon every side ofencirclingsurroundinghere and thereeverywhere
   • 3. used to express location in a particular place: British "rugs strewn about the hall" Similar aroundin circulationin existencecurrentgoing onprevailingprevalentwidespreadpervasiveendemichappeningin the airabroad
   • ▪ used to describe a quality apparent in a person: "there was a look about her that said everything"

   adverb

   • 1. used to indicate movement in an area: British "men were floundering about" Similar aroundhere and thereto and froback and forthfrom place to placehither and thitherin every directionin all directionsabroad
   • 2. used to express location in a particular place: British "there was a lot of flu about" Similar nearnearbyaroundabout the placehereaboutsnot far off/awayclose byin the vicinityin the neighborhoodat handwithin reachon the doorstep(just) around the corner
   • 3. (used with a number or quantity) approximately: "reduced by about 5 percent" Similar approximatelyroughlyaroundround aboutin the neighborhood/region ofin the area ofof the order ofsomething likeor soor thereaboutsthere or thereaboutsmore or lessgive or take a fewnot far offgetting on forcircainformal:as near as dammitin the ballpark ofOpposite exactlyprecisely

   Word Origin Old Englishonbūtan, from on ‘in, on’ + būtan ‘outside of’ (see but2).

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   How do you use the word 'about' in English?

   • In addition to the uses shown below, about is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives to introduce extra information. About is also often used after verbs of movement, such as 'walk' and 'drive', and in phrasal verbs such as 'mess about' and 'set about', especially in British English.

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   What does the adverb about mean?

   • The adverb about can also be used for things that are almost, or just on the verge of happening. If you're about to graduate from high school, you're just finishing up your senior year. About also means around or on all sides. If you don't like animals, going to the petting zoo is a bad idea. The animals will be all about you. "About."

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   What is the meaning of the word 'about'?

   • The word 'about' refers to on the move or (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct or in the area or vicinity or all around or on all sides or in or to a reversed position or direction or used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction. The meaning of the word 'about' is approximately or around.

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   What does 'what about it' mean?

   • You say, “What about it?” You would never say, “What’s about it?” ‘What about it?’ is a question used to elicit further information, usually following someone else’s question. For example: “You know that red house on Whitson Street?” “Yes. What about it?” It refers to the house.

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   Definitions of about. adverb. (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”. synonyms: approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some. adverb.

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