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rank|man|upon|may|71|about|its|time|only

Etymology
OE. term|onbutan|onbūtan|langang, from term|on|langang + term|butan|būtan|outside|lang=ang.

Hyphenation: a·bout

Preposition
en-prep

1. Around; all round; outside or on every side of.

#: Quotations
#:* If thou beest not immortal look about you. - Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, II-iii
#:* Bind them about thy neck. - Proverbs 3:3

1. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).

#: Quotations
#:* Have you much money about you? - Bulwer

1. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.

#: Quotations
#:* Lampoons ... were handed about the coffeehouses. - Macaulay
#:* Roving still about the world. - Milton

1. Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time, size, quantity.

#: Quotations
#:* To-morrow, about this time. - Exodus 9:18
#:* She is about my height. - Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, IV-iv
#:* He went out about the third hour. - Matthew 20:3
#: Note: This use passes into the adverbial sense.

1. In concern with; engaged in; intent on.

#: Quotations
#:* I must be about my Father's business. - Luke 2:49

1. (Before a verbal noun or an infinitive): On the point or verge of; going; in act of.

#: Quotations
#:* Paul was now about to open his mouth. - Acts 18:14

1. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching.

#: Quotations
#:* To treat about thy ransom. - Milton
#:* She must have her way about Sarah. - Trollope

Translations
trans-top|around
Chemehuevi: -vacɨ
Czech: kolem, okolo
Chinese: 大� (dàgài), 约 (y�o)
Danish: om, omkring, rundt om
Dutch: om, rond
Esperanto: �irkaŭ
Finnish: ympärillä, ympäri, joka puolella
French: autour
German: um (herum)
Greek: �ε�ί (perí), γ��� α�� (jiró apó)
Hebrew: <span dir=rtl>ס��� �...</span>
Kurdish: dorî, dorî
trans-mid
Maltese: madwar
Norwegian: rundt, omkring
Polish: dooko�a, woko�o, wokó�
Portuguese: perto
Russian: к��гом (krugóm), вок��г (vokrúg)
Romanian: despre
Slovak: okolo#Slovak|okolo
Slovene: okoli, okrog
Spanish: alrededor
Swedish: om, runt
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trans-top|in the immediate neighborhood of
Danish: på
Dutch: omheen, bij, in de buurt
Esperanto: �irkaŭ, kun (2, on one�s person)
French: aux environs
Hebrew: �����ר, �ס����|ס���ת
Kurdish: dorî
Norwegian: rundt
trans-mid
Polish: przy
Portuguese: perto
Romanian: lâng�
Russian: ��дом (rjádom), поблизо��и (poblízosti), недалеко (nedalekó)
Slovak: pri#Slovak|pri
Spanish: cerca
Swedish: på
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trans-top|over or upon different parts of
Chemehuevi: -vacɨ
Danish: omkring, rundt om
Dutch: rond
Esperanto: �irkaŭ, �irkaŭe en, tra
Finnish: ympäri
French: au-dessus, par dessus
German: über
trans-mid
Hebrew: ע�
Kurdish: dorî, dorî
Norwegian: rundt
Polish: ponad
Portuguese: por aí
Russian: по (po)
Slovak: okolo#Slovak|okolo
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trans-top|near
Chinese: �� (ji�jìn)
Danish: omkring, cirka
Dutch: ongeveer
Esperanto: �irkaŭ
Finnish: noin, suunnilleen
French: proche, à côté
German: ungefähr
Greek: κον�ά (kondá)
Hebrew: <span dir=rtl>(�)ס����ת</span>
trans-mid
Kurdish: dorî, nêzî, teqrîben
Norwegian: rundt
Polish: oko�o
Portuguese: por volta
Russian: п�иблизи�ел�но (priblizítel�no), п�име�но (primérno)
Slovak: okolo#Slovak|okolo
Slovene: okoli
Spanish: cerca
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trans-top|in concern with
Esperanto: atenta pri
French: au sujet, à propos
Kurdish: nêzî
Maltese: dwar
trans-mid
Norwegian: om
Russian: п�о (pro)
Slovene: o
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trans-top|on the point or verge of
Danish: til, på vej til
Dutch: op het punt staan
Esperanto: -ota
French: en train, sur le point
Finnish: lähes, melkein
Hebrew: <span dir=rtl>ע�� �...</span>
Japanese: ��� (tokoro)
trans-mid
Kurdish: teqrîben
Norwegian: på veg til
Portuguese: estar preste
Russian: го�ов (gotóv)
Slovene: o
Spanish: a punto de
Swedish: på väg att
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trans-top|concerning
Czech: o
Danish: om, vedrørende, angående
Esperanto: pri
Finnish: (elative case)
Greek: για (jiá), �ε�ί (perí)
French: au sujet, sur
Hebrew: <span dir=rtl>����, ����ת</span>
Maltese: dwar
trans-mid
Norwegian: om, angående
Polish: o
Portuguese: sobre
Russian: о (+ prepositional case)
Slovene: o
Spanish: sobre
Swedish: om, angående
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Albanian: me, afër, përreth, për, rrotull
ttbc|Bengali: (samparke, byapare, bishaye)
ttbc|Indonesian: sekitar, sekeliling, kira|kira-kira, dekat, tentang
ttbc|Kurdish: dor, li dor, dor, dorî
ttbc|Lithuanian: apie, aplink
ttbc|Telugu: ��రి��ి, ��ఱి��ి
ttbc|Vietnamese: v�, quanh quất, quanh quẩn �ây �ó, rải rác, xung quanh, khoảng chừng, vào khoảng, bận, �ang làm, �, trong ngư�i, theo v�i

Adverb
en-adv|-

1. On all sides; around.

#: Quotations
#:* 'Tis time to look about. - Shakespeare, King Lear, IV-vii

1. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
2. Here and there; around; in one place and another.

#: Quotations
#:* Wandering about from house to house. - 1 Timothy 5:13

1. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; -- also of quantity, number, time.

#: Quotations
#:* There fell ... about three thousand men. - Exodus 22:28

1. To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one's self about.

Derived terms
bring about
come about
go about
how about
roundabout
set about
walkabout
what about

Translations
trans-top|on all sides
Danish: omkring
Dutch: rond
Esperanto: �irkaŭe
Finnish: ympärille
Greek: γ��� (jíro)
Hebrew: <span dir=rtl>�ס���</span>
Norwegian: rundt
trans-mid
Polish: dooko�a, woko�o, wokó�
Russian: вок��г (vokrúg)
Slovene: okrog
Spanish: alrededor
Swedish: runt
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trans-top|in circuit
Danish: i omkreds
Dutch: rond
Esperanto: �irkaŭe
Finnish: ympäri
Greek: γ��� (jíro)
Hebrew: <span dir=rtl>�ס���</span>
Norwegian: rundt
trans-mid
Polish: wko�o
Russian: в ок��жно��и (v okrúžnosti)
Swedish: runt
Spanish: alrededor
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trans-top|here and there
Danish: omkring
Dutch: rond-
Esperanto: �irkaŭe
Finnish: siellä täällä
Hebrew: <span dir=rtl>�ס���, �����ר, �ס����</span>
Polish: wsz�dzie, woko�o, tu i tam, tu i ówdzie
trans-mid
Russian: ��да-��да (tudá-s'udá), взад-впе��д (vzad-vp'er'ód)
Swedish: runt
Spanish: alrededor
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trans-top|nearly
Danish: næsten, omkring
Dutch: ongeveer
Esperanto: proksimume, �irkaŭ
Finnish: noin, likimain, sunnilleen
French: environ
German: ungefähr
Greek: ��εδ�ν
Hebrew: <span dir=rtl>�ער�</span>
trans-mid
Norwegian: nesten
Polish: oko�o, niemal, prawie
Russian: по��и (po�tí)
Slovenian: približno, okoli
Spanish: alrededor
Swedish: ungefär
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trans-top|to a reserved position
Danish: omkring
Dutch: om-
Esperanto: returnen
Polish: wstecz
trans-mid
Russian: в об�а�н�� ��о�он� (v obrátnuju stóronu), об�а�но (obrátno)
Slovene: o
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Albanian: gati, , afërsisht, pothuajse, pranë, nja
ttbc|Ido: Cirkum
ttbc|Indonesian: sekitar, sekeliling, kira|kira-kira, dekat, tentang, kena|mengenai, hendak, akan
ttbc|Portuguese: cerca de
ttbc|Vietnamese: xung quanh, quanh quẩn, �ây �ó, rải rác, �ằng sau, khoảng chừng, gần, vòng, [[

Category:100 English basic words

am:about
ar:about
be:about
da:about
de:about
et:about
el:about
es:about
fa:about
fr:about
gl:about
ko:about
hy:about
io:about
id:about
it:about
kk:about
ku:about
hu:about
ml:about
ja:about
pl:about
pt:about
ro:about
ru:about
sm:about
simple:about
fi:about
ta:about
te:about
vi:about
tr:about
uk:about
zh:about

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