about

1. preposition

1)

a book about needlecraft

Syn:

regarding, concerning, with reference to, referring to, with regard to, with respect to, respecting, relating to, on, touching on, dealing with, relevant to, connected with, in connection with, on the subject of, in the matter of, apropos, re

2)

two hundred people were milling about the room

Syn:

around, round, throughout, over, through, on every side of

2. adverb

1)

there were babies crawling about in the grass

Syn:

around, here and there, to and fro, back and forth, from place to place, hither and thither, in all directions

2)

I knew he was somewhere about

Syn:

near, nearby, around, hereabouts, not far (off/away), close by, in the vicinity, in the neighborhood

3)

the explosion caused about $15,000 worth of damage

Syn:

approximately, roughly, around, round about, in the region of, circa, of/on the order of, something like; or so, or thereabouts, there or thereabouts, more or less, give or take a few, not far off; informal in the ballpark of

4)

there's a lot of gossip about

Syn:

around, in circulation, in existence, current, going on, prevailing, prevalent, happening, in the air, abroad

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