About Meaning
There are 7 meaning(s) for word About
Meaning 1 : used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
Example : wandering about with no place to go,people were rushing about,news gets around (or about)
Synonyms : around
Example : wandering about with no place to go,people were rushing about,news gets around (or about)
Synonyms : around
Meaning 4 : all around or on all sides
Example : dirty clothes lying around (or about),let's look about for help
Synonyms : around
Example : dirty clothes lying around (or about),let's look about for help
Synonyms : around
Meaning 5 : (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
Example : the job is (just) about done
Synonyms : almost, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh
Example : the job is (just) about done
Synonyms : almost, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh
Meaning 7 : (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Example : 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
Synonyms : approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some
Example : 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
Synonyms : approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some