about
IPA: ʌbˈaʊt
adjective
- Moving around; astir.
- In existence; being in evidence; apparent.
- Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.
adverb
- On all sides; around.
- Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
- From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
- Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
- Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
- Near; in the vicinity.
- To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
- (nautical) To the opposite tack: see go about.
- (obsolete or rare) In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
- (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
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