about

Betekenis (Engels)

Prep

1. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
2. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
3. Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something.
4. (obsolete) Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something.
5. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
6. Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
7. Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
8. On one’s person; nearby the person.
9. In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in the possession of; under the control of; at one's command; in one's makeup.

Adv

1. On all sides; around.
2. Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
3. From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
4. Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
5. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
6. Near; in the vicinity.
7. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
8. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
9. (obsolete) In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
10. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.

Adj

1. Moving around; astir.
2. In existence; being in evidence; apparent.
3. Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.

Concepten

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over

rond

aangaande

betreffende

zowat

om

bij

rondom

omtrent

circa

plusminus

dichtbij

nabij

bijna

vrijwel

met

van

aan

in de buurt

omheen

op het punt staan

daarnaast

ernaast

hiernaast

in de nabijheid

een stuk of

bijkans

haast

schier

welhaast

zo goed als

circulerend

in omloop

in

op

voornemens

omstreeks

om … heen

apropos

tussen haakjes

in omloop zijnd

wat betreft

naar schatting

rond-

afwisselend

beurtelings

overstag

om-

in tegenovergestelde richting

in verband met

eromheen

in de buurt van

binnen

jegens

naar

per

te

tegen

tot

voor

met betrekking tot

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈbaʊt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Preposition and adverb from Middle English aboute, abouten, from Old English abūtan, onbūtan, from on (“in, on”) + būtan (“outside of”), itself from be (“by”) + ūtan (“outside”). Cognate with Old Frisian abûta (“outside; except”).
Adjective from Middle English about (adverb).

Zinnen

What do you know about that ?

Wat weet je daarvan?

It came about in this way .

Het kwam op deze manier tot stand.

For about six years I managed to control myself .

Ongeveer zes jaar lang slaagde ik erin mezelf te beheersen.

The sun thought about that , and decided to shine more brightly .

De zon dacht daarover na en besloot helderder te schitteren.

More information about this can be found in the modification section of this article .

Meer informatie hierover is te vinden in het gedeelte Wijzigen van dit artikel.

Matthew had questions about his ancestry and ended up meeting his biological father .

Matthew had vragen over zijn afkomst en ontmoette uiteindelijk zijn biologische vader.

About eleven , I walked back to my home in Maybury because nothing seemed to be happening .

Ongeveer elf liep ik terug naar mijn huis in Maybury omdat er niets leek te gebeuren.

They provided warnings about thieves and barbarian tribes .

Ze gaven waarschuwingen over dieven en barbaarse stammen.