about

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

ongeveer

over

een stuk of

circulerend

in de buurt

in de nabijheid

in omloop

welhaast

zo goed als

om … heen

in de buurt van

naar schatting

tussen haakjes

apropos

rond-

overstag

in tegenovergestelde richting

in omloop zijnd

with reference to

pertaining to

round about

in reference to

relating to

as concerns

in regard to

somewhere around

that is why

main point

before it

on all sides

about to do

general outline

in the sense of

with regard

referring to

away from

related to

on as for

apporoximate

by contraries

much about

start with

opus so

about it

about that

somewhere between

in the ball park

as many as

in the area

in the region of

in the vicinity

not exactly

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əˈbaʊt/

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).

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