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/ə'baʊt/
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  1. adverb
    used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
    "wandering about with no place to go" "people were rushing about" "news gets around (or about)"

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  2. adverb
    in or to a reversed position or direction
    "about face"

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  3. adverb
    in the area or vicinity
    "a few spectators standing about"

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  4. adverb
    all around or on all sides
    "dirty clothes lying around (or about)" "let's look about for help"

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  5. adverb
    (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
    "the job is (just) about done"

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    almost most near nearly nigh virtually well-nigh
  6. adjective
    on the move
    "up and about"

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  7. adverb
    (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    "in just about a minute" "he's about 30 years old" "I've had about all I can stand" "we meet about once a month"

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    approximately around close to just about more or less or so roughly some
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