| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | about, astir | On the move |
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| ADVERB | 1 | about, approximately, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct |
| 2 | about, around | All around or on all sides | |
| 3 | about, around | In the area or vicinity | |
| 4 | about, around | To or among many different places or in no particular direction | |
| 5 | about, around | In or to a reversed position or direction | |
| 6 | about | In rotation or succession | |
| 7 | about, just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished |
| Sounds | ahbaw't |
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| Rhymes | all-out, blackout, blowout, and 62 more rhymes in awt at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | On the move. |
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| Examples | "up and about" |
| Synonyms | astir |
| Similar to | active |
| Meaning | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct. |
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| Examples | "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, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so |
| Meaning | All around or on all sides. |
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| Examples | "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help" |
| Synonyms | around |
| Meaning | In the area or vicinity. |
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| Examples | "a few spectators standing about" |
| Synonyms | around |
| Meaning | To or among many different places or in no particular direction. |
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| Examples | "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)" |
| Synonyms | around |
| Meaning | In or to a reversed position or direction. |
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| Examples | "about face"; "brought the ship about" |
| Synonyms | around |
| Meaning | In rotation or succession. |
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| Examples | "turn about is fair play" |
| Meaning | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished. `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'. |
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| Examples | "the job is (just) about done" |
| Synonyms | just about, almost, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh |