about

Meaning

Synonyms

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

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈbaʊt/
Etymology

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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