ABOUT

ABOUT

lying anywhere without order or arrangement

• The papers were all around
• After the crash, the motorcycle was all about the road
• I don't want your things about my office

EVERYWHERE

AROUND

in every direction

HOW ABOUT/ WHAT ABOUT

• They walk about all day long and do nothing
• They crowded about me at the concert
• About, see if you discover anything

How about it? vs What about it?

How about we catch a movie later?

What about we catch a movie later?

AROUND

What about your children?

How about your children?

DIFFERENT USES OF ABOUT

in the surroundings

at time

• Was she about when this happened?
• There are three grocery stores about, you could have bought it
• He's never about his kids when these accidents happen.

• It's about time he talked to you about his problem
• It's about time the city had a good mayor, for a change
• It's about time we had a meeting about the matter

• Her clothes were lying about the room
• The children were running about
• There was no one about to save the boy from drowning
• There were about thirty boys in the class
• I want to talk to you about your daughter's behavior

NEARBY

CLOSE TO

AT LAST

rough estimate

in the eminence of

• There is about a million reasons why you shouldn't go to this party
• I think there's about a gallon of milk left
• I have about 300 books in my personal library

• She was about to call 911 when he finally decided to leave
• They were about to sleep when their parents arrived
• We were about to give up when you picked up the phone

APPROXIMATELY

AT THE POINT OF

ALMOST

ON THE VERGE TO

in the subject

• He only thinks about himself
• They can't stop talking about the trip
• Did you hear something about her getting fired?

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