About — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

on the move

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmuːdi/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪɡanʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪɡanʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmuːdi/.

Examples

up and about
the whole town was astir over the incident
lasted approximately an hour

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

well-nigh some astir nearly or so just about almost most more or less near nigh virtually approximately roughly around close to

Parts of Speech

adjective	on the move “up and about”
adverb	(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct “lasted approximately an hour”
adverb	all around or on all sides “dirty clothes lying around (or about)”
adverb	in the area or vicinity “a few spectators standing about”
adverb	used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction “wandering about with no place to go”
adverb	in or to a reversed position or direction “about face”
adverb	in rotation or succession “turn about is fair play”
adverb	(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but “the job is (just) about done”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

um

unterwegs

🇫🇷French

à propos

en mouvement

🇪🇸Spanish

acerca de

en movimiento

🇮🇹Italian

Di

in movimento

🇳🇱Dutch

over

in beweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobre

em movimento

🇷🇺Russian

о

в движении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

के बारे में

इस कदम पर

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্পর্কে

চলন্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

பற்றி

இயக்கத்தில்

🇮🇳Telugu

గురించి

కదలికలో

🇮🇳Marathi

बद्दल

हलवा वर

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશે

ચાલ પર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಮಾರು

ಸಂಚಾರದಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറിച്ച്

യാത്രയിലാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਰੇ

ਚਾਲ 'ਤੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

کے بارے میں

چلتے پھرتے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

关于

在移动中

🇯🇵Japanese

について

移動中

🇰🇷Korean

~에 대한

이동 중

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Về

đang di chuyển

🇹🇭Thai

เกี่ยวกับ

ขณะเดินทาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tentang

sedang bepergian

🇵🇭Filipino

tungkol sa

sa paglipat

🇲🇾Malay

tentang

sedang bergerak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عن

أثناء التنقل

🇮🇷Persian

در مورد

در حال حرکت

🇹🇷Turkish

hakkında

hareket halindeyken

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוֹדוֹת

בתנועה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'about'?

The primary meaning of 'about' is 'on the move'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'about' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'about' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'about' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'about' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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