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beat about

beat a·bout
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [beet uh-bout]
    • /bit əˈbaʊt/
    • /biːt əˈbaʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beet uh-bout]
    • /bit əˈbaʊt/

Definition of beat about words

  • noun beat about to hunt or look through or around 3

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Parts of speech for Beat about

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

beat about popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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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