about
69 ENTRIES FOUND:
- about (adverb)
- about (preposition)
- about (adjective)
- about–face (noun)
- about–turn (noun)
- man–about–town (noun)
- along (adverb)
- bandy (verb)
- bang (verb)
- bean (noun)
- beat (verb)
- bone (noun)
- bring (verb)
- bugger (verb)
- bum (verb)
- bush (noun)
- cast (verb)
- come (verb)
- doubt (noun)
- fiddle (verb)
- follow (verb)
- fool (verb)
- gad (verb)
- get (verb)
- go (verb)
- hang (verb)
- hedge (verb)
- home (adverb)
- horse (verb)
- how (adverb)
- just (adverb)
- knock (verb)
- know (verb)
- lark (verb)
- lie (verb)
- mess (verb)
- monkey (verb)
- mooch (verb)
- moon (verb)
- muck (verb)
- nose (verb)
- on (preposition)
- order (verb)
- out (adverb)
- piss (verb)
- play (verb)
- poke (verb)
- ponce (verb)
- potter (verb)
- push (verb)
- put (verb)
- roll (verb)
- run (verb)
- say (verb)
- see (verb)
- set (verb)
- sit (verb)
- size (noun)
- slop (verb)
- song and dance (noun)
- talk (verb)
- tell (verb)
- think (verb)
- time (noun)
- up (adjective)
- way (noun)
- what (pronoun)
- wild (adjective)
- write (verb)
Britannica Dictionary definition of ABOUT
1
a
:
almost or nearly
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We're about ready to go.
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I'm about starved.
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Are you about finished?
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This one is about as bad as that one.
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That's about all I know at this point.
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It's about time to go.
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That's about all the time we have.
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We tried just about everything we could think of.
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“Is there anything else to do?” “No, that's about it/all.” [=that's it/all; there is nothing else to do]
b
— used to indicate that a number, amount, time, etc., is not exact or certain
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The repair should cost about [=approximately, roughly] $200.
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We should leave in about 10 minutes.
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We got home at about 8 o'clock. = (US) We got home around about 8 o'clock. = (Brit) We got home round about 8 o'clock. [=it was approximately 8 o'clock when we got home]
2
:
very close to doing something
— followed by to + verb
— often used with not to stress that someone will not do something
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He is about to leave. [=he will be leaving very soon]
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We're about to join our friends for dinner.
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Their daughter is about to graduate from college.
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I'm not about to quit. [=I am not going to quit; I will not quit]
3
chiefly British
a
:
in many different directions
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They wandered about [=around] for several hours.
b
:
in many different places
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People were standing about [=around], talking quietly in small groups.
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His tools were scattered about [=around] carelessly.
c
:
in or near a particular area or place
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There was no one about. [=there was no one around; there was no one there]
4
:
in the opposite direction
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turn about [=(more commonly) around]
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The captain ordered us to bring the ship about.
2
about
/əˈbaʊt/
preposition
2
about
/əˈbaʊt/
preposition
Britannica Dictionary definition of ABOUT
1
a
— used to indicate the object of a thought, feeling, or action
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There has been a lot of anger about [=concerning] the decision.
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We did something about the problems.
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That's what I like about you.
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What are you so pleased about?
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I'm worried about her.
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I forgot all about it.
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There's a question about [=as to] how the problem should be fixed.
b
— used to indicate the subject of something said or written
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I spoke about my past.
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She told me all about her vacation.
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What's he yammering about now? = (Brit) What's he on about now?
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books about birds
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a novel about Spain
2
:
as part of (someone or something)
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There is a mature wisdom about her. [=she has a quality of mature wisdom]
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What was the most exciting thing about your vacation? [=what part of your vacation was most exciting?]
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There's something weird about that guy. [=that guy is weird]
3
— used to indicate the most important or basic part or purpose of something
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A good marriage is (all) about trust. [=trust is the most important part of a good marriage]
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The work he does is all about helping young people.
4
:
near or not far from (something) in time
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a night about [=around] midsummer
5
a
:
in the area near to (something or someone)
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Fish are abundant about [=around] the reefs.
b
:
over or in different parts of (a place)
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He traveled all about [=around] the country.
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He's a well-known figure about [=around, throughout] the town.
c
:
on every side of (something or someone)
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A crowd gathered about [=around] him.
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They wrapped the blanket about [=around] her.
6
a
— used to say that something is done quickly or slowly
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He was slow about doing his work. [=he did his work slowly]
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If you're going to do that, you need to be quick about it. [=you need to do it quickly]
b
chiefly British
:
in the act or process of doing (something)
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Do it well while you're about it. [=while you're at it]
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He seems to know what he's about. [=to know what he's doing]
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about
/əˈbaʊt/
adjective
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about
/əˈbaʊt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of ABOUT
