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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Examples of "about" in Sentences
- I was a little apprehensive about playing the mud.
- Little is known about Lucina Courser Broadwell's early life.
- The article says little about the actual process of hypnosis.
- Little is known about the true history of the Duke of Deception.
- This year's apprentice will prattle on about the little he knows.
- Little is known about the bionomy or specificity of ambrosia fungi.
- The article is a little unclear about the heredity of Jewish status.
- Learn a little about the subject matter before deigning to criticize.
- I am actually a little sceptical about the authencity of some of the carvings.
- Little is known about the film because of the studio's secrecy of the project.