About
Definition of about:
part of speech: preposition
Round on the out side: around: here and there in: near to: concerning: engaged in.
part of speech: adverb
Circuitously; here and there; nearly.
part of speech: adverb
Around: nearly: here and there.
part of speech: preposition
Concerned in; somewhere near; all around; over; beside; relating to; as, the story was about animals.
part of speech: adverb
Around; on every side; nearly; near to; in a reversed position; half around; as, about face; intending; as, he was about to go; in rotation; as, turn about is fair play.
part of speech: adverb
Around; near to; concerning; engaged in.
Usage examples for about:
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" How about it, Penny?
"Danger at the Drawbridge", Mildred A. Wirt. -
It's about Mr. Jollyman.
"Will Warburton", George Gissing. -
That's all about Mrs. Canterby."
"Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective", Ellis Parker Butler. -
Did she tell you about that?
"Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3", Collected and Arranged by Francis J. Reynolds.