English - English - about

Pronunciation
adv. around; approximately; in the area, nearby
prep. regarding, concerning; next to; nearby; connected to
n. bit, small piece; tip, edge; end

English - Spanish - about

Pronunciation
adv. aproximadamente, alderredor, alrededor, en rededor, más o menos, por aquí; casi
prep. acerca de, respecto a, sobre, alrededor de, aproximadamente

English - French - about

Pronunciation
adv. autour; à peu près; environ
prép. au sujet de; près de, à côté de

English - German - about

Pronunciation
adv. ungefähr; im Bereich von; nahe
prp. über; darüber

English - Indonesian - about

Pronunciation
adv. mana-mana: di mana-mana, mana-mana, sana-sini: di sana-sini, sana-sini: ke sana-sini, kurang lebih, kira-kira, antara, antara: di antara, hampir, baru saja mau
prep. sekitar: di sekitar, tentang, mengenai, perihal, soal, akan, terhadap, berkisar

English - Italian - about

Pronunciation
avv. circa, all'incirca, pressappoco, più o meno; quasi, pressoché; vicino; intorno, attorno, in giro
prep. su, di, intorno a, circa; vicino, presso, accanto a, attorno a

English - Polish - about

Pronunciation
adv. dookoła, około, kolejno, strona: w drugą stronę, wszędzie, niespełna
prep. dookoła, o, przy, po, ku, z, ze

English - Portuguese - about

Pronunciation
adv. aproximadamente, quase, mais ou menos; perto de, nos arredores de, próximo a
prep. sobre, com respeito a

English - Romanian - about

Pronunciation
a. sculat, prezent, dimprejur
adv. împrejur, jur: în jur, parte: în toate părţile, parte: în diferite părţi, departe: nu departe, aici: pe aici, aproape, aproximativ, circa, cam, invers, împrejurime: prin împrejurimi
prep. jur: în jur, împrejurul, prin, spre, după, cam pe la, aproape de, din, dimprejurul, la, asupra, despre, privire: cu privire la, de, către, curs: în curs de a face, punct: pe punctul de a

English - Russian - about

Pronunciation
нареч. приблизительно, почти; поблизости, неподалеку, недалеко; относительно; рядом, везде, повсюду; около, вокруг, кругом; в обратном направлении
предл. около, у, близ, вокруг, кругом; относительно; о, об, насчет, по

English - Turkish - about

Pronunciation
zf. etrafına, aksi yöne, takriben, yaklaşık, hemen hemen, aşağı yukarı
ed. hakkında, etrafında, dair, konusunda, orada burada, üstünde, ilgili

English - Ukrainian - about

Pronunciation
a. рух: перебуваючий в русі
adv. навкруги, навколо, кругом, скрізь, неподалік, поблизу, недалеко, приблизно, близько, майже, зворотний: у зворотному напрямі, біля, довкола, несповна, щось
prep. про, навколо, поблизу, по, за, привід: з приводу, зв'язок: у зв'язку з, при, з, через, о, об

French - English - about

Pronunciation
(m) n. bit, small piece; tip, edge; end

English - Dutch - about

Pronunciation
bw. om; ongeveer; omstreeks
vz. op, betreffende; naast

English - Greek - about

Pronunciation
επίρ. ολόγυρα, παντού, γύρω, εδώ και εκεί, πλησίον, κοντά, ανάποδα, αντιθέτως, στην αντίθετη κατεύθυνση, μπρος και πίσω, πάνω κάτω, περίπου, κατά προσέγγιση, εις τη διάθεση, εις την υπηρεσία
πρόθ. περί, σχετικά με, για, γύρω από, επάνω

French - German - about

Pronunciation
n. endstück

French - Russian - about

Pronunciation
n. стык (m), торец (m), конец (тех.) (m), шип (тех.) (m)

French - Turkish - about

Pronunciation
[le] (marangozluk) geçme parça

English - Arabic - about

Pronunciation
‏حوالي، تقريبا، على مقربة، نحو، بحوالي‏
‏حول، في المتناول، على وشك أن، عن، بشأن‏

English - ChineseS - about

Pronunciation
(副) 在四周; 在附近, 在近处; 到处; 大约
(介) 在附近; 在...周围; 关于#在四周; 在附近, 在近处; 到处; 大约

English - ChineseT - about

Pronunciation
(副) 在四周; 在附近, 在近處; 到處; 大約
(介) 在附近; 在...周圍; 關於#在四周; 在附近, 在近處; 到處; 大約

English - Hindi - about

Pronunciation
adv. लग-भग, इधर-उधर, चारों आ‍ेर, प्रायः
prep. बारे: के बारे में, समीप: के समीप, विषय: के विषय में

English - Japanese - about

Pronunciation
(副) 辺りに; おおよそ; 近くに
(前) …について; …の隣に; …の近くに; つながって

English - Korean - about

Pronunciation
부. 대략, 약; 근처에
전. ... 에 대하여, ... 의 대하여, ... 의 여기저기에

English - Vietnamese - about

Pronunciation
adv. xung quanh, ước chừng, vào khoảng, vấn đề gì, đây đó, mọi chổ, độ chừng, gần, lần lượt
prep. mọi nơi

Definition of about

Pronunciation
Preposition
1. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
2. Near; not far from; regarding approximately time, size, quantity.
3. On the point or verge of.
The show is about to start;  I am not about to admit to your crime
4. On one's person; nearby the person.
5. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
6. Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
7. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
He knew more about what was occurring than anyone.
8. In or near, as in mental faculties or literally in possession of; in control of; at one's command; in one's makeup.
He has his wits about him.
9. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
Adverb
10. Not distant; approximate.
1. On all sides; around.
2. Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
3. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
About as cold;
About as high
4. Near; in the vicinity.
11. In succession; one after another; in the course of events.
12. On the move; active; astir.
13. To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
To face about;
To turn one's self about
5. Nautical To the opposite tack.
14. Preparing; planning.
15. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.
A mile about, and a third of a mile across
16. Going to; on the verge of; intending to.
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