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on every side; in every direction; around: Look about and see if you can find it. halfway around; in the opposite direction: to turn a car about. from one place to another; in this place or that: to move furniture about; important papers strewn about. in rotation or succession; alternately: Turn about is fair play.
1. concerning; on the subject of; in regard to: a book about the Civil War. 2. connected or associated with: an air of mystery about him. 3. near; close to: about my height; about six o'clock. 4. in or somewhere near: He is about the house. 5. on every side of; around.
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about. (əbaʊt ) In addition to the uses shown below, about is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives to introduce extra information. About is also often used after verbs of movement, such as 'walk' and 'drive', and in phrasal verbs such as 'mess about' and 'set about', especially in British English. 1. preposition A1.
Contents. ABOUT definition: 1. relating to a particular subject or person: 2. to or in different parts of a place, often…. Learn more.
Definition of about adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Check pronunciation: about. Definition of about preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of about. adverb. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct. “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”. synonyms: approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some. adverb.
on focuses on more specific and detailed information and is slightly more formal. Warning: There are some words we use with about: complain, concern, excited, happy and worry: He never complains about the pain. Everybody was very concerned about the accident.
