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   about

   /əˈbaʊt/

   preposition

   • 1. on the subject of; concerning: "I was thinking about you" Similar regardingconcerningwith reference toreferring towith regard towith respect torespectingrelating toontouching ondealing withrelevant towith relevance toconnected within connection withon the subject ofin the matter ofaproposreanent
   • ▪ so as to affect: "there's nothing we can do about it"
   • 2. used to indicate movement within a particular area: British "she looked about the room" Similar aroundroundthroughoutoverthroughall overin all parts ofon every side ofencirclingsurroundinghere and thereeverywhere
   • 3. used to express location in a particular place: British "rugs were strewn about the hall" Similar aroundin circulationin existencecurrentgoing onprevailingprevalentwidespreadpervasiveendemichappeningin the airabroad
   • ▪ used to describe a quality apparent in a person: "there was a look about her that said everything"

   adverb

   • 1. used to indicate movement within an area: British "men were floundering about" Similar aroundhere and thereto and froback and forthfrom place to placehither and thitherin every directionin all directionsabroad
   • 2. used to express location in a particular place: British "there was a lot of flu about" Similar nearnearbyaroundabout the placehereaboutsnot far off/awayclose byin the vicinityin the neighbourhoodat handwithin reachon the doorstep(just) around the corner
   • 3. (used with a number or quantity) approximately: "reduced by about 5 per cent" Similar approximatelyroughlyaroundround aboutin the neighbourhood/region ofin the area ofof the order ofsomething likeor soor thereaboutsthere or thereaboutsmore or lessgive or take a fewnot far offgetting on forcircainformal:as near as dammitin the ballpark ofOpposite exactlyprecisely

   Word Origin Old Englishonbūtan, from on ‘in, on’ + būtan ‘outside of’ (see but2).

   Scrabble Points: 7

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