about

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

approximately

around

concerning

regarding

roughly

nearly

almost

on

🔛

some

circa

near

of

to

at

or so

round

close to

more or less

with regard to

for

upon

towards

toward

as regards

astir

by

just about

from

nearby

close

over

virtually

nigh

with reference to

pertaining to

with

as to

a

a

re

than

on account of

just

round about

contiguously

about to

afoot

approximate

as a rule

because of

briefly

by means of

closely

in

in reference to

instrumental

like

loosely

most

only

on top

perhaps

practically

probably

relating to

respecting

roundly

so

something like

well-nigh

with respect to

as concerns

as for

not quite

incidentally

in front of

in general

on top of

in regard to

in respect of

inside

in so far as

insofar as

aboard

into

circularly

circuit

know

somewhere around

likely

that is why

main point

maybe

by the way

-ish

broadly

brief

nearing

bind

beside

now

behind

before it

before

on all sides

on behalf of

about to do

onto

general outline

because

outline

barely

parenthetically

per

in the sense of

with regard

pretty much

a.

🅰️

quite

backwards

referring to

away from

related to

1

on as for

restrain

as much as

apropos

approximatively

apporoximate

say

🗣️

scarcely

shortly

similar

simply

sketchily

sloppy

by contraries

approx

much about

sometime

somewhere

soon

🔜

substantially

such

superficially

surround

surrounding

tentatively

anyway

thereabout

through

throughout

time

⌚

an

topsyturvy

start with

ambulatory

ambulant

treaty

under

unto

up

🆙

all over

upside down

all around

well

opus so

agreement

after

above

approx.

about it

about that

somewhere between

in the ball park

as many as

in the area

in the region of

in the vicinity

like that

not exactly

contrariwise

covenant

degree

do

down

due to

even

everywhere

exactly

first

1st

contract

part

fully

general

give or take

half

hang around

here and there

how

imprecise

Произносится как (IPA)

/əˈbaʊt/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: aboute

Унаследовано от староанглийский: abūtan

Родственно Old Frisian: abûta

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: about

In summary

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).

Предложения

What do you know about that ?

Что вы знаете об этом?

I found a little crowd of about twenty people surrounding the huge hole .

Я нашел маленькую толпу около двадцати человек, окружающих огромную дыру.

What's it all about ?

О чем все?

It's not I the wind spoke about .

Это не я говорил ветер.

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

Одиннадцать я вернулся к своему дому в Мэйбери, потому что, казалось, ничего не происходило.

I feel quite ambivalent about the article .

Я чувствую себя вполне двойственным в отношении статьи.