about
adverb
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imprecise quantities but fairly close to correct“Last night's bill was about twenty dollars.”close tojust aboutsomeroughlymore or lessaroundor soapproximately
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in the area or vicinity“a few spectators standing about”around
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all around or on all sides“dirty clothes lying around (or about)”around
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in or to a reversed position or direction“about face”around
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used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction“wandering about with no place to go”around
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplishedalmostmostnearlynearnighwell-nigh
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in rotation or succession“turn about is fair play”
adjective
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on the moveastir