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about::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | around |
wandering about with no place to go.
people were rushing about.
news gets around (or about).
about::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, 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.
Examples of about
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About 320,000 people downloaded Evernote in the first week of the Mac App Store.
From the techcrunch.com
Getting news only about people you know turned out to be too limited a use case.
From the techcrunch.com
We know the climate change is real, and we need fact-based discussions about it.
From the techcrunch.com
Giller is one of about 20 NFL hopefuls working out at D1 Sports in Cool Springs.
From the tennessean.com
Most were about areas between the state parking lots and state office buildings.
From the tennessean.com
Decisions about recusal from individual cases are up to each individual justice.
From the tennessean.com
The Alliance report talked about the planting of 200 muskie fingerlings in 2007.
From the dailyherald.com
People should hear about the schools'budget cuts from a student's point of view.
From the dailyherald.com
The official stresses that there is no intelligence about an active terror plot.
From the dailyherald.com
- About(p): on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"
- Approximately: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "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"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; ...
- All around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"
- In the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
- In or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"
- In rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"
- AbOUT is a Toronto-based online biweekly lifestyles and current affairs magazine, serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities of North America.
- About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company.
- Moving around; In existence; On all sides; around; In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; Here and there; around; in one place and another; Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc; To a reserved position; half round; in the ...
