About - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈbaʊt|  American pronunciation of the word about
Brit.  |əˈbaʊt|  British pronunciation of the word about

adverb

- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct (syn: approximately, around, roughly, some)
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
- all around or on all sides (syn: around)
dirty clothes lying around (or about)
let's look about for help
- in the area or vicinity (syn: around)
a few spectators standing about
- used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction (syn: around)
wandering about with no place to go
people were rushing about
news gets around (or about)
- in or to a reversed position or direction (syn: around)
about face
- in rotation or succession
turn about is fair play
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but (syn: almost, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh)
the job is (just) about done

adjective

- on the move (syn: astir)
up and about

Extra examples

We're about ready to go.

This one is about as bad as that one.

That's about all I know at this point.

It's about time to go.

That's about all the time we have.

We tried just about everything we could think of.

He was nowhere about.

There was much gossip about concerning his affairs.

Some cars were parked just about.

They moved the furniture about.

He is about somewhere.

Just don't order me about.

Ann sharply turned about to hide her face.

He looked about.

They could not get about the Cape.

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