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.
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(271) There was discussion about the fire and its likely cause.
(272) They blustered about how they would beat us all up.
(273) I want him back, but I just don't know how to go about it.sentencedict.com
(274) The debate about food safety has engaged the whole nation.
(275) She told the police a false story about being attacked.
(276) They had a bitter quarrel about/over some money three years ago and they haven't spoken to each other since.
(277) About one-fifth of the freshmen reported that they had been brought up in small towns.
(278) We're getting a lot of inquiries about our new London-Rio service.
(279) I collected about you all,but I do not know how much longer how long.
(280) They expostulated with him about the risks involved in his plan.
(281) He pulled the flowers about until he ruined them all.
(282) What I have said about the army also applies, mutatis mutandis, to the navy.
(283) What she did was very unprofessional. She left abruptly about 90 minutes into the show.
(284) Studying abroad is about so much more than improving your own future. It's also about shaping the future of your countries and of the world we all share.
(285) The big computer companies are very worried about industrial espionage.
(286) Have you thought about what job you are going to do?
(287) I know the people I really care about a few.
(288) Did she give you any hints about where she was going?
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.