ALL meanings of about
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A a - preposition about on the point of doing 1
- adverb about in the opposing direction 1
- adverb about in circumference 1
- adverb about prevalent 1
- preposition about of the nature of sth 1
- preposition about surrounding 1
- preposition about near to 1
- preposition about under control 1
- preposition about of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. 1
- preposition about connected or associated with: There was an air of mystery about him. 1
- preposition about near; close to: a man about my height; about six o'clock. 1
- preposition about in or somewhere near: He is about the house. 1
- preposition about on every side of; around: the railing about the excavation. 1
- preposition about on or near (one's person): They lost all they had about them. 1
- preposition about so as to be of use to: Keep your wits about you. 1
- preposition about on the verge or point of (usually followed by an infinitive): about to leave. 1
- preposition about here or there; in or on: to wander about the old castle. 1
- preposition about concerned with; engaged in doing: Tell me what it's about. Bring me the other book while you're about it. 1
- adverb about near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately: It's about five miles from here. 1
- adverb about nearly; almost: Dinner is about ready. 1
- adverb about nearby; not far off: He is somewhere about. 1
- adverb about on every side; in every direction; around: Look about and see if you can find it. 1
- adverb about halfway around; in the opposite direction: to turn a car about. 1
- adverb about from one place to another; in this place or that: to move furniture about; important papers strewn about. 1
- adverb about in rotation or succession; alternately: Turn about is fair play. 1
- adverb about in circumference: a wheel two inches about. 1
- adverb about Nautical. onto a new tack. onto a new course. 1
- adjective about moving around; astir: He was up and about while the rest of us still slept. 1
- adjective about in existence; current; prevalent: Chicken pox is about. 1
- adjective about Moving around; astir. 0
- adjective about In existence; being in evidence; apparent. 0
- adjective about Normally active and capable. 0
- adverb about Not distant; approximate. 0
- adverb about In succession; one after another; in the course of events. 0
- adverb about On the move; active; astir. 0
- adverb about To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view. 0
- adverb about (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Preparing; planning. 0
- adverb about (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference. 0
- adverb about (Colloquial) (chiefly Canada, US) Going to; on the verge of; intending to. 0
- preposition about In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of. 0
- preposition about Near; not far from; regarding approximately time, size, quantity. 0
- preposition about On the point or verge of. 0
- preposition about On one's person; nearby the person. 0
- preposition about Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout. 0
- preposition about Concerned with; engaged in; intent on. 0
- preposition about Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect. 0
- preposition about (figuratively) In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in possession of; in control of; at one's command; in one's makeup. 0
- preposition about In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place. 0