about
preposition
[ əˈbaʊt ]
• on the subject of; concerning.
• "I was thinking about you"
Similar:
regarding,
concerning,
with reference to,
referring to,
with regard to,
with respect to,
respecting,
relating to,
on,
touching on,
dealing with,
relevant to,
with relevance to,
connected with,
in connection with,
on the subject of,
in the matter of,
apropos,
re,
anent,
• used to indicate movement within a particular area.
• "she looked about the room"
Similar:
around,
round,
throughout,
over,
through,
all over,
in all parts of,
on every side of,
encircling,
surrounding,
here and there,
everywhere,
• used to express location in a particular place.
• "rugs were strewn about the hall"
Similar:
around,
in circulation,
in existence,
current,
going on,
prevailing,
prevalent,
widespread,
pervasive,
endemic,
happening,
in the air,
abroad,
about
adverb
• used to indicate movement within an area.
• "men were floundering about"
Similar:
around,
here and there,
to and fro,
back and forth,
from place to place,
hither and thither,
in every direction,
in all directions,
abroad,
• used to express location in a particular place.
• "there was a lot of flu about"
Similar:
near,
nearby,
around,
about the place,
hereabouts,
not far off/away,
close by,
in the vicinity,
in the neighbourhood,
at hand,
within reach,
on the doorstep,
(just) around the corner,
• (used with a number or quantity) approximately.
• "reduced by about 5 per cent"
Similar:
approximately,
roughly,
around,
round about,
in the neighbourhood/region of,
in the area of,
of the order of,
something like,
or so,
or thereabouts,
there or thereabouts,
more or less,
give or take a few,
not far off,
getting on for,
circa,
as near as dammit,
in the ballpark of,
Origin:
Old English onbūtan, from on ‘in, on’ + būtan ‘outside of’ (see but2).
