about

/əˈbaʊt/

prepositionadverba · bout

Think: “a BOUT” is a short boxing match—so *about* is spelled **a + bout**.

Yes, it's about. Start with the unstressed **a-** (/ə/), then **bout** like “out” with a **b**.

Definitions

  1. prepositionon the subject of; concerning
  2. prepositionaround; surrounding
  3. adverbapproximately; roughly
  4. adverbin many directions; here and there
  5. adverbnearly ready to happen; on the point of

Examples

  • “This book is about space and the planets.”
  • “We walked about the museum for an hour.”
  • “There were about twenty students in the room.”

Synonyms

approximatelyaroundconcerningregardingroughly

Antonyms

exactly

Translations

ES sobre; aproximadamentePT sobre; aproximadamenteFR à propos de; environ

Common misspellings

abutabowtabotabauta boutabootabouutabotu

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