about
Meaning of about
adjective
- Moving around; astir.
After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again.
- In existence; being in evidence; apparent.
This idea has been about for a while but has only recently become fashionable.
- Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.
I had my keys just a minute ago, so they must be about somewhere.
- On all sides; around.
I looked about at the scenery that surrounded me.
- Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
Bits of old machinery were lying about.
- From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
walking about; rushing about; jumping about; thrashing about
- Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
messing about; fooling about; loafing about
- Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
Dinner's about ready.
- Near; in the vicinity.
- To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
to face about; to turn oneself about
- In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
- In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
a mile about, and a third of a mile across
- In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
The snake was coiled about his ankle.
- Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
He was well known about town.
- Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something.
- Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
He talked a lot about his childhood.
- Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
to be about one's business
- Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
I can't find my reading glasses, but they must be somewhere about the house.
- On one's person; nearby the person.
I had no weapon about me but a stick.
- In or near, as in mental faculties or in the possession of; under the control of; at one's command; in one's makeup.
He has his wits about him.
Information about about
- The plural form of about is: abouts.
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Hyphenation of about
about
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- about is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
about synonyms
Meaning astir:
Meaning approximately:
approximately, some, roughly, around
Meaning around:
Meaning just about:
almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually
Meaning :
Translation of about
- German: über, ringsherum, rundherum, um, rund, annähernd, circa, etwa, ungefähr
- Spanish: sobre, alrededor, cerca, aproximadamente, aprox
- Italian: su, riguardo, attorno, vicino, intorno, circa, sopra
- Portuguese: sobre, próximo, aproximadamente, prestes
- French: autour, près, proche, environ, quasiment, approximativement, concernant
Words that rhyme with about
bout, Marabout, changeabout, eastabout, gadabout, haulabout, hereabout, howsabout, knockabout, layabout, marabout, nearabout, puntabout, raceabout, rightabout, roundabout, rouseabout, roustabout, runabout, stirabout, straightabout, thenabout, thereabout, turnabout, walkabout, westabout, whafabout, whereabout, whirlabout, Tiebout, debout, turnbout, rubout
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