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be about to

be a·bout to
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bee uh-bout too]
    • /bi əˈbaʊt tu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bee uh-bout too]
    • /bi əˈbaʊt tu/

Definition of be about to words

  • adjective be about to If you are about to do something, you are going to do it very soon. If something is about to happen, it will happen very soon. 3
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Parts of speech for Be about to

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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