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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(31) Be more specific about what you want to do.
(32) Leonora was fussy about her looks.
(33) Stop larking about and get down to the problem.
(34) She droned away for hours about her pet subjects.
(35) He is optimistic about the future.
(36) Have you any thoughts about our next holiday?
(37) Foreign governments have been consulted about this decision.
(38) The manager was very apologetic about everything.
(39) Don't speak bad about other people.
(40) African-Americans have been complaining about police harassment for years.
(41) I often dreamt about my hometown.
(42) She's always snivelling about her unhappy childhood.
(43) I was in a quandary about whether to go.
(44) I'm pleased to hear about your news.
(45) Did you ever swallow the conspiracy theory about Kennedy?
(46) Don't say bad things about others.
(47) He declined to make projections about fourth quarter earnings.
(48) We gossip about them and vice versa.
(49) I would put his age at about seventy.
(50) I can hear somebody moving about upstairs.
(51) We don't need to worry about him.
(52) The children romped happily around/about in the garden.
(53) Don't be so careless about / with spelling.
(54) We agonized for hours about which wallpaper to buy.
(55) Danny could be very jealous and possessive about me.
(56) He was getting excited just thinking about the trip.
(57) She felt nervous(sentencedict.com), increasingly lacking in confidence about herself.
(58) About 1,000 people attended the rally in Hyde Park.
(59) It's dangerous to have a gun about the house.
(60) She usually writes about environmental issues.
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.