about

/əbˈaʊt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adverb

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
“lasted approximately an hour”
all around or on all sides
“dirty clothes lying around (or about)”
in the area or vicinity
“a few spectators standing about”
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
“wandering about with no place to go”
in or to a reversed position or direction
“about face”
in rotation or succession
“turn about is fair play”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
“the job is (just) about done”

adjective

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