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about
adjective
1 about
On the move:
— Up and about.
synonym: astir.
adverb
1 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.
synonyms: approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some.
Roget 197:
near,
nigh;
hard by,
fast by;
close to,
close upon;
hard upon;
at the point of;
next door to;
within reach,
within call,
within hearing,
within earshot;
within an ace of;
but a step,
not far from,
at no great distance;
on the verge of,
on the brink of,
on the skirts of;
in the environs
etc.
n.;
at one's door,
at one's feet,
at one's elbow,
at one's finger's end,
at one's side;
on the tip of one's tongue;
under one's nose;
within a stone's throw
etc.
n.;
in sight of,
in presence of;
at close quarters;
cheek by jole†,
cheek by jowl;
beside,
alongside,
side by side,
tete-a-tete;
in juxtaposition
etc.
(touching)
199;
yardarm to yardarm,
at the heels of;
on the confines of,
at the threshold,
bordering upon,
verging to;
in the way.
about;
hereabouts,
thereabouts;
roughly,
in round numbers;
approximately,
approximatively†;
as good as,
well-nigh.
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Roget 227:
around,
about;
without;
on every side;
on all sides;
right and left,
all round,
round about.
Roget 9:
relatively
etc.
adj.;
pertinently
etc.
23.
thereof;
as to,
as for,
as respects,
as regards;
about;
concerning
etc.
v.;
anent;
relating to,
as relates to;
with relation,
with reference to,
with respect to,
with regard to;
in respect of;
while speaking of,
a propos of [Fr.];
in connection with;
by the way,
by the by;
whereas;
for as much as,
in as much as;
in point of,
as far as;
on the part of,
on the score of;
quoad hoc [Lat.];
pro re nata [Lat.];
under the head of
etc.
(class)
75,
of;
in the matter of,
in re.
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2 about
All around or on all sides:
— Dirty clothes lying around (or about).
— Let's look about for help.
synonym: around.
3 about
In the area or vicinity:
— A few spectators standing about.
synonym: around.
4 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).
synonym: around.
5 about
In or to a reversed position or direction:
— About face.
synonym: around.
6 about
In rotation or succession.
7 about
of actions or states Slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but:
— The job is (just) about done.
synonyms: almost, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh.
Roget 32:
to a small extent
[in a small degree],
on a small scale;
a little bit,
a wee bit;
slightly
etc.
adj.;
imperceptibly;
miserably,
wretchedly;
insufficiently
etc.
640;
imperfectly;
faintly
etc.
160;
passably,
pretty well,
well enough.
[in a certain or limited degree]
partially,
in part;
in a certain degree,
to a certain degree;
to a certain extent;
comparatively;
some,
rather in some degree,
in some measure;
something,
somewhat;
simply,
only,
purely,
merely;
at least,
at the least,
at most,
at the most;
ever so little,
as little as may be,
tant soit peu [Fr.],
in ever so small a degree;
thus far,
pro tanto [It],
within bounds,
in a manner,
after a fashion,
so to speak.
almost,
nearly,
well-nigh,
short of,
not quite,
all but;
near upon,
close upon;
peu s'en faut [Fr.],
near the mark;
within an ace of,
within an inch of;
on the brink of;
scarcely,
hardly,
barely,
only just,
no more than.
about
[in an uncertain degree],
thereabouts,
somewhere about,
nearly,
say;
be the same,
be little more or less.
no ways
[in no degree],
no way,
no wise;
not at all,
not in the least,
not a bit,
not a bit of it,
not a whit,
not a jot,
not a shadow;
in no wise,
in no respect;
by no means,
by no manner of means;
on no account,
at no hand.
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Moby thesaurus: again, aimlessly, all but, all over, all round, almost, along toward, alongside, anent, any which way, anyhow, anywise, approximately, apropos, apropos of, around, as for, as regards, as respects, as to, at close quarters, at hand, at random, back, back and forth, backward, beside, carelessly, casually, circa, circuitously, close, close about, close at hand, close by, close to, close upon, concerning, encircling, everywhere, far and wide, fast by, haphazard, haphazardly, hard, hard by, helter-skelter, here and there, hereabout, hereabouts, in all directions, in connection with, in point of, in re, in reference to, in regard to, in relation to, in relation with, in respect to, in reverse, in spitting distance, in the air, in the neighborhood, in the vicinity, involving, just about, more or less, most, much, near, near at hand, near enough to, near upon, nearabout, nearabouts, nearby, nearly, nigh, nigh about, not far, not far from, of, on, on every side, only a step, pertaining to, pertinent to, plus ou moins, practically, prevalent, random, randomly, re, referring to, regarding, relating to, relative to, respecting, roughly, round, round about, some, somewhere about, speaking of, surrounding, thereabout, thereabouts, through, throughout, to and fro, touching, up and down, upon, upwards of, well-nigh, with, with regard to, with respect to, within call, within earshot, within hearing, within reach ... show more.
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