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Grep of noun about about-face about turn gadabout knockabout layabout man-about-town marabout raceabout roundabout roustabout runabout turnabout walkabout Overview of adj about The adj about has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. about astir -- (on the move "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident") Overview of adv about The adv about has 7 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (55) approximately, about close to just about some roughly, more or less around or so -- ((of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "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"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party") 2. (10) about around -- (all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her") 3. (5) about around -- (in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight") 4. (3) about around -- (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)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around") 5. (3) about around -- (in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around") 6. (2) about -- (in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play") 7. (1) about just about almost, most all but nearly, near nigh, virtually, well-nigh -- ((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is just about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees")) Antonyms of adj about 1 sense of about Sense 1 about(prenominal), astir(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA active) -> inactive Similarity of adj about 1 sense of about Sense 1 about(prenominal), astir(prenominal) => active (vs. inactive) Attributes of adj about Familiarity of adj about about used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj about about brought about knockabout knowledgeable about roundabout Overview of adj about The adj about has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. about astir -- (on the move "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident") Overview of adv about The adv about has 7 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (55) approximately, about close to just about some roughly, more or less around or so -- ((of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "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"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party") 2. (10) about around -- (all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her") 3. (5) about around -- (in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight") 4. (3) about around -- (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)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around") 5. (3) about around -- (in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around") 6. (2) about -- (in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play") 7. (1) about just about almost, most all but nearly, near nigh, virtually, well-nigh -- ((of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is just about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees"))
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