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"wandering about with no place to go" "people were rushing about" "news gets around (or about)"adverbused of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
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"about face"adverbin or to a reversed position or direction
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"a few spectators standing about"adverbin the area or vicinity
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"dirty clothes lying around (or about)" "let's look about for help"adverball around or on all sides
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"the job is (just) about done"adverb(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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"up and about"adjectiveon the move
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"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"adverb(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Examples of about
- "wandering about with no place to go"
- "people were rushing about"
- "news gets around (or about)"
- "about face"
- "a few spectators standing about"
- "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"
- "let's look about for help"
- "the job is (just) about done"
- "up and about"
- "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"