About

/ษ™หˆbษ›สŠt/

The meaning and definition of About, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective
  1. Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.
    โ€œI had my keys just a minute ago, so they must be about somewhere.โ€
  2. Moving around; astir.
    โ€œAfter my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again.โ€
adverb
  1. Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
    โ€œBits of old machinery were lying about.โ€
  2. From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
    โ€œwalking about;โ€ƒ rushing about;โ€ƒ jumping about;โ€ƒ thrashing aboutโ€
Synonyms around active astir mobile apropos as for

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