Synonym: almost, approximately, around, concerning, nearly, on the point of, upon. Similar words: go about, get about, care about, know about, come about, set about, just about, abound in. Meaning: [ə'baʊt] 
adj. on the move. adv. 1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct 2. all around or on all sides 3. in the area or vicinity 4. to or among many different places or in no particular direction 5. in or to a reversed position or direction 6. in rotation or succession 7. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished.
adj. on the move. adv. 1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct 2. all around or on all sides 3. in the area or vicinity 4. to or among many different places or in no particular direction 5. in or to a reversed position or direction 6. in rotation or succession 7. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished. 
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(241) It will take about 24 hours for the glue to harden.
(242) He attracted a lot of adverse/bad publicity with his speech about unmarried mothers.
(243) It's one of those annoyingly right-on magazines about the environment.
(244) I'm extremely sceptical about what I read in the press.
(245) Someone unknown tipped off the police about the plan to rob the bank.
(246) I wonder what it was about her upbringing that made her so insecure.
(247) I called my broker for advice about investing in the stock market.
(248) To put it simply, the new proposals mean that the average worker will be about 10% better paid.
(249) Don't tell anyone about our plan, keep it a secret - it's a secret plan.
(250) It's a very ordinary movie-I don't know what all the fuss is about .
(251) I was mistaken about the girl, she's not as clever as I thought.
(252) 'Don't you worry about any of this,' she said patting me on the knee.
(253) Military officials are still tight-lipped about when or whether their forces will launch a ground offensive.
(254) I wish the children would stop flinging their clothes about,but put them away tidily.
(255) She had the gall to suggest that I might supply her with information about what Steve was doing.
(256) I tried to ignore their barbs about my new jacket.
(257) The children chattered to each other excitedly about the next day's events.
(258) After lunch, she watched, listened and coaxed Bobby into talking about himself.
(259) He doesn't seem too bothered about the things that are written about him in the papers.
(260) People are getting about much more than they used to.
(261) The walls in this apartment are so thin you can hear just about every word the neighbours say.Sentencedict
(262) There's a lot of anxiety among the staff about possible job losses.
(263) He evaded her questions about the war and tried to explain away the atrocities.
(264) She was so nervous about her exams that she couldn't sleep.
(265) He's got a bee in his bonnet about factory farming.
(266) It's not about what you say, its about what you do.
(267) She was really upset about the way her father treated her.
(268) There are still some unfounded fears floating around out there about cancer being contagious.
(269) It was a relief to be able to talk to someone about it.
(270) Would you spread the news about that he is coming?
More similar words: go about, get about, care about, know about, come about, set about, just about, abound in, forget about, bring about, inquire about, complain about, rub out, bounce, labor, boundary, above all, a body of, abortion, elaborate, laboratory, laboriously, collaboration, a bone of contention.