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about::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

about
adverb
/ə'baʊt/
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
Type Words
Synonyms around


wandering about with no place to go.
people were rushing about.
news gets around (or about).

about::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

about
adverb
/ə'baʊt/
in or to a reversed position or direction
Type Words
Synonyms around


about face.

about::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

about
adverb
/ə'baʊt/
in the area or vicinity
Type Words
Synonyms around


a few spectators standing about.

about::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

about
adverb
/ə'baʊt/
all around or on all sides
Type Words
Synonyms around


dirty clothes lying around (or about).
let's look about for help.

about::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

about
adverb
/ə'baʊt/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
Type Words
Synonyms almost, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh


the job is (just) about done.

about::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

about
adjective
/ə'baʊt/
on the move
Type Words
Synonyms astir


up and about.

about::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

about
adverb
/ə'baʊt/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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.
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.