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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(91) The story being whispered about the neighbourhood.
(92) Bayman's book about his illness is deeply moving.
(93) Have you heard about the accident?
(94) I don't know what all the fuss is about.
(95) I'm worried about my husband's health.
(96) To wriggle is to wrest about like a worm.
(97) It reflects real anger and apprehension about the future.
(98) Owen has a phobia about snakes.
(99) Don't worry about it, just try to relax.
(100) She is very perturbed about her husband's health.
(101) Something about her voice was vaguely familiar.
(102) You can talk to her about anything—she's very open-minded.
(103) She was very rude about my driving.
(104) We were laughing about your brother.
(105) Neither of us forgot about it.
(106) I've had glowing reports from Neil about your work.
(107) Annie was ecstatic about the idea.
(108) There is considerable uncertainty about the company's future.
(109) You will be sorry about this later.
(110) What do u think about Japan? --I like it.
(111) It was all a fuss about nothing.
(112) They were higgling about the items of the agreement.
(113) We heard gunshots round about midnight.
(114) You must have heard about the riots,(http://sentencedict.com/about.html) surely?
(115) Tony often gets angry about trivial things.
(116) He is crazy about Crazy English.
(117) I feel really bad about it.
(118) The journey normally takes about two hours.
(119) The details about the data suffix the text.
(120) Sometimes I worry about the future.
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.