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English [ ] Etymology [ ] Old English onbūtan on būtan ( “ ‘ outside’ ” ) .
Pronunciation [ ] Preposition [ ] Template:En-prep
Around; all round; outside or on every side of.
If thou beest not immortal look about you. - Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, II-iii
Bind them about thy neck. - Proverbs 3:3
In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).
Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time, size, quantity.
To-morrow, about this time. - Exodus 9:18
She is about my height. - Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, IV-iv
He went out about the third hour. - Matthew 20:3 (Note: adverbial sense.)
In concern with; engaged in; intent on.
I must be about my Father's business. - Luke 2:49
(Before a verbal noun or an infinitive ): On the point or verge of; going; in act of.
Paul was now about to open his mouth. - Acts 18:14 Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching .
Translations [ ]
around
Armenian: շուրջ (šurǰ)
Chinese: 大概 (dàgài ), 約 , 约 (yuē )
Croatian: oko hr (hr)
Czech: kolem cs (cs) , okolo cs (cs)
Danish: om , omkring , rundt om
Dutch: om nl (nl) , rond nl (nl)
Esperanto: ĉirkaŭ eo (eo)
Finnish: ympärillä fi (fi) , ympäri fi (fi) , joka puolella fi (fi)
French: autour fr (fr)
German: um (herum )
Greek: περί (perí), γύρω από (jiró apó)
Hebrew: סביב ל...
Italian: circa it (it)
Kurdish: dorî , dorî
Maltese: madwar
Norwegian: rundt no (no) , omkring no (no)
Polish: dookoła , wokoło , wokół
Portuguese: perto pt (pt)
Romanian: despre ro (ro)
Russian: кругом ru (ru) (krugóm), вокруг ru (ru) (vokrúg)
Slovak: okolo sk (sk)
Slovene: okoli , okrog
Spanish: alrededor es (es)
Swedish: om sv (sv) , runt sv (sv)
Tamil : kitta thatta ta (ta) , sumaar ta (ta) Turkish: etraf tr (tr)
in the immediate neighborhood of
Armenian: մոտ (mot)
Danish: på da (da)
Dutch: omheen , bij , in de buurt
Esperanto: ĉirkaŭ , kun (2, on one’s person )
Finnish: mukana fi (fi)
French: aux environs
Hebrew: באיזור , בסביבת
Italian: vicino it (it)
Kurdish: dorî
Norwegian: rundt
Polish: przy pl (pl)
Portuguese: perto pt (pt)
Romanian: lângă
Russian: рядом ru (ru) (rjádom), поблизости ru (ru) (poblízosti), недалеко ru (ru) (nedalekó)
Slovak: pri sk (sk)
Spanish: cerca es (es)
Swedish: på sv (sv)
over or upon different parts of
Danish: omkring , rundt om
Dutch: rond nl (nl)
Esperanto: ĉirkaŭ , ĉirkaŭe en , tra
Finnish: ympäri fi (fi)
French: au-dessus , par dessus
German: über de (de)
Hebrew: על he (he)
Kurdish: dorî , dorî
Norwegian: rundt
Polish: ponad pl (pl)
Portuguese: por aí
Russian: по (po)
Slovak: okolo sk (sk)
Turkish: hakkında tr (tr)
Ute: -vacɨ (Chemehuevi )
near
Arabic: حَوالي ar (ar) (Hawaalii) m.
Armenian: մոտ (mot)
Chinese: 接近 (jiējìn)
Danish: omkring da (da) , cirka da (da)
Dutch: ongeveer nl (nl)
Esperanto: ĉirkaŭ eo (eo)
Finnish: noin fi (fi) , suunnilleen fi (fi)
French: proche fr (fr) , à côté fr (fr)
German: ungefähr de (de)
Greek: κοντά (kondá)
Hebrew: (ב)סביבות
Italian: vicino a
Kurdish: dorî , nêzî , teqrîben
Norwegian: rundt
Polish: około pl (pl)
Portuguese: por volta
Russian: приблизительно (priblizítel’no), примерно (primérno)
Slovak: okolo sk (sk)
Slovene: okoli
Spanish: cerca es (es)
Turkish: yaklaşık tr (tr)
in concern with
Armenian: մասին hy (hy) (masin)
Chinese: 關於 , 关于 (guānyú), 對於 , 对于 (duìyú)
Dutch: over nl (nl)
Esperanto: atenta pri
French: au sujet , à propos , au sujet de fr (fr) , à propos de fr (fr)
Italian: riguardando it (it)
Japanese: に関して (ni kanshite)
Kurdish: nêzî
Maltese: dwar
Norwegian: om no (no)
Russian: о /об (o / ob) (+ prepositional case ) , про (pro) (+ accusative case )
Slovene: o sl (sl)
Tamil : sambandhamaha ta (ta)
on the point or verge of
Danish: til , på vej til
Dutch: op het punt staan
Esperanto: -ota eo (eo)
Finnish: lähes fi (fi) , melkein fi (fi)
French: en train , sur le point
Hebrew: עמד ל...
Italian: stare per it (it)
Japanese: ところ ja (ja) (tokoro)
Kurdish: teqrîben ku (ku)
Norwegian: på veg til
Portuguese: estar preste
Russian: готов ru (ru) (gotóv)
Slovene: o sl (sl)
Spanish: a punto de
Swedish: på väg att
concerning
Arabic: عن
Armenian: մասին hy (hy) (masin)
Chinese: 關於 , 关于 (guānyú), 對於 , 对于 (duìyú)
Czech: o cs (cs)
Danish: om , vedrørende , angående
Esperanto: pri eo (eo)
Finnish: (elative case )
French: au sujet , sur
German: über de (de)
Greek: για (jiá), περί (perí)
Hebrew: לגבי , אודות
Italian: riguardando it (it)
Japanese: について (の) (ni tsuite [no])
Lao : ກ່ຽວກັບ lo (lo) (kiaw-kap)Maltese: dwar
Norwegian: om no (no) , angående no (no)
Persian: دربارۀ fa (fa) (darbâre-ye)
Polish: o pl (pl)
Portuguese: sobre pt (pt)
Romanian: despre ro (ro)
Russian: о /об (o / ob) (+ prepositional case ) , про (pro) (+ accusative case )
Slovene: o sl (sl)
Spanish: sobre es (es)
Swedish: om sv (sv) , angående sv (sv)
Turkish: hakkında tr (tr) (+ genitive pronouns, but no endings on nouns)
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations .
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Albanian : me , afër , përreth , për , rrotull Bengali : (samparke, byapare, bishaye)Indonesian : sekitar , sekeliling , kira-kira , dekat , tentang Kurdish : dor , li dor , dor , dorî
Lithuanian : apie , aplink Telugu : గురించి , గుఱించి Vietnamese : về , quanh quất , quanh quẩn đây đó , rải rác , xung quanh , khoảng chừng , vào khoảng , bận , đang làm , ở , trong người , theo với
Adverb [ ] About (not comparable )
On all sides; around.
'Tis time to look about . - Shakespeare, King Lear, IV-vii
In circuit; circularly ; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about , and a third of a mile across.
Here and there; around; in one place and another.
Wandering about from house to house. - 1 Timothy 5:13
Nearly; approximately ; with close correspondence , in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; -- also of quantity, number, time.
There fell ... about three thousand men. - Exodus 22:28
To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about ; to turn one's self about . Derived terms [ ]
terms derived from about (adverb)
Translations [ ]
on all sides
Danish: omkring da (da)
Dutch: rond nl (nl)
Esperanto: ĉirkaŭe eo (eo)
Finnish: ympärillä fi (fi) , ympärille fi (fi)
Greek: γύρω (jíro)
Hebrew: מסביב
Norwegian: rundt
Polish: dookoła , wokoło , wokół
Russian: вокруг ru (ru) (vokrúg)
Slovene: okrog sl (sl)
Spanish: alrededor es (es)
Swedish: runt sv (sv)
in circuit
Danish: i omkreds
Dutch: rond nl (nl)
Esperanto: ĉirkaŭe eo (eo)
Finnish: ympäri fi (fi)
Greek: γύρω (jíro)
Hebrew: מסביב
Norwegian: rundt
Polish: wkoło
Russian: в окружности (v okrúžnosti)
Spanish: alrededor es (es)
Swedish: runt sv (sv)
here and there
Danish: omkring da (da)
Dutch: rond-
Esperanto: ĉirkaŭe eo (eo)
Finnish: siellä täällä
Hebrew: מסביב , באיזור , בסביבה
Italian: intorno it (it)
Polish: wszędzie , wokoło , tu i tam , tu i ówdzie
Russian: туда-сюда (tudá-s'udá), взад-вперёд (vzad-vp'er'ód)
Spanish: alrededor es (es)
Swedish: runt sv (sv)
nearly
Danish: cirka da (da) , næsten da (da) , omkring da (da)
Dutch: ongeveer nl (nl)
Esperanto: proksimume eo (eo) , ĉirkaŭ eo (eo)
Finnish: noin fi (fi) , likimain fi (fi) , suunnilleen fi (fi)
French: environ fr (fr)
German: ungefähr de (de)
Greek: σχεδόν el (el)
Hebrew: בערך
Norwegian: nesten no (no)
Polish: około , niemal , prawie
Russian: почти ru (ru) (počtí)
Slovene: približno sl (sl) , okoli sl (sl)
Spanish: alrededor es (es)
Swedish: ungefär sv (sv)
to a reserved position
Danish: omkring da (da)
Dutch: om-
Esperanto: returnen
Polish: wstecz
Russian: в обратную сторону (v obrátnuju stóronu), обратно (obrátno)
Slovene: o sl (sl)
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations .
Translations to be checked
Albanian : gati , , afërsisht , pothuajse , pranë , nja Ido : Cirkum Indonesian : sekitar , sekeliling , kira-kira , dekat , tentang , mengenai , hendak , akan
Portuguese : cerca de Vietnamese : xung quanh , quanh quẩn , đây đó , rải rác , đằng sau , khoảng chừng , gần , vòng
Anagrams [ ] French [ ] Noun [ ] About m. plural Abouts
( technical ) extremity of a metallic or wooden element or piece.Anagrams [ ] am:about
ar:about
be:about
cs:about
da:about
de:about
et:about
el:about
es:about
fa:about
fr:about
gl:about
ko:about
hy:about
io:about
id:about
it:about
kn:about
kk:about
ku:about
lt:about
li:about
hu:about
ml:about
my:about
nl:about
ja:about
no:about
pl:about
pt:about
ro:about
ru:about
sm:about
simple:about
fi:about
ta:about
te:about
th:about
chr:about
tr:about
uk:about
vi:about
zh:about
