About About

Defined as a preposition
  1. : in a circle around : on every side of : around
  2. a : in the immediate neighborhood of : near b : on or near the person of c : in the makeup of d : at the command of
  3. : engaged in
  4. a : with regard to : concerning b : concerned with c : fundamentally concerned with or directed toward
  5. : over or in different parts of
Defined as an adverb
  1. a : reasonably close to b : almost c : on the verge of —usually used with be and a following infinitive —used with a negative to express intention or determination
  2. : on all sides : around
  3. a : in rotation b : around the outside
  4. : here and there
  5. : in the vicinity : near
  6. : in the opposite direction See about defined for English-language learners
Examples of "about"
  • We're about ready to go.
  • This one is about as bad as that one.
  • That's about all I know at this point.
  • It's about time to go.
  • That's about all the time we have.
  • We tried just about everything we could think of.
  • This is an About page.
Origin of "about" Middle English, from Old English abūtan, from 1a- + būtan outside — more at but

First Known Use: before 12th century

Synonyms: around, round
Antonyms: exactly, precisely

from Merriam-Webster

5 comments:

  1. The best 'About' page ever!

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  2. If you think that we'll all be atheists, you're sadly mistaken. Just because more than one person is, it doesn't mean that everyone will be. For your information, we don't have to be atheists if we don't want to be.

    If there are people who choose to stay theists their whole lives, let them.

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