about

Meanings

• on the move
  • "up and about"
• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  • "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"
• all around or on all sides
  • "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"
  • "let's look about for help"
• in the area or vicinity
  • "a few spectators standing about"
• used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
  • "wandering about with no place to go"
  • "people were rushing about"
  • "news gets around (or about)"
• in or to a reversed position or direction
  • "about face"
• in rotation or succession
  • "turn about is fair play"
• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
  • "the job is (just) about done"

Synonyms

almost, approximately, around, astir, close to, just about, more or less, most, near, nearly, nigh, or so, roughly, some, virtually, well-nigh