1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work;a book about the Civil War.
2. connected or associated with: There was an air of mystery about him.
3. near; close to: a man about my height;about six o'clock.
4. in or somewhere near: He is about the house.
5. on every side of; around: the railing about the excavation.
6. on or near (one's person): They lost all they had about them.
7. so as to be of use to: Keep your wits about you.
8. on the verge or point of (usually followed by an infinitive): about to leave.
9. here or there in, on, or over: to wander about the old castle;to look about the auditorium at the audience.
10. concerned with; engaged in doing: Tell me what it's about.Bring me the other book while you're about it.

11. near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately: It's about five miles from here.
12. nearly; almost: Dinner is about ready.
13. nearby; not far off: He is somewhere about.
14. on every side; in every direction; around: Look about and see if you can find it.
15. halfway around; in the opposite direction: to turn a car about.
16. from one place to another; in this place or that: to move furniture about;important papers strewn about.
17. in rotation or succession; alternately: Turn about is fair play.
18. in circumference: a wheel two inches about.
19. Nautical.
• onto a new tack.
• onto a new course.

20. moving around; astir: He was up and about while the rest of us still slept.
21. in existence; current; prevalent: Chicken pox is about.

1. relating to; concerning; on the subject of
2. near or close to (in space or time)
3. carried on
4. on every side of; all the way around
5. active in or engaged in
6. about to
• on the point of; intending to
• determined not to

7. approximately; near in number, time, degree, etc
8. nearby
9. here and there; from place to place; in no particular direction
10. all around; on every side
11. in or to the opposite direction
12. in rotation or revolution
13. used in informal phrases to indicate understatement
14. in circumference; around

15. active; astir after sleep
16. in existence, current, or in circulation

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