Definitions, Meanings, Synonyms, Examples and Famous Quotes of about in English

about

• 1.

  On the subject of; concerning.

  "I was thinking about you"

  Synonyms (20)

  Regarding Concerning With reference to Referring to With regard to With respect to Respecting Relating to On Touching on Dealing with Relevant to With relevance to Connected with In connection with On the subject of In the matter of Apropos Re Anent
• 2.

  On the subject of, or connected with

  "What's that book about?"

• 1.

  (used with a number or quantity) approximately.

  "Reduced by about 5 percent"

  Synonyms (18)

  Approximately Roughly Around Round about In the neighborhood/region of In the area of Of the order of Something like Or so Or thereabouts There or thereabouts More or less Give or take a few Not far off Getting on for Circa As near as dammit In the ballpark of
• 2.

  Used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction

  "News gets around (or about)"

  Synonyms (1)

  Around
• 3.

  In or to a reversed position or direction

  "About face"

  Synonyms (1)

  Around
• 4.

  In the area or vicinity

  "A few spectators standing about"

  Synonyms (1)

  Around
• 5.

  All around or on all sides

  "Let's look about for help"

  Synonyms (1)

  Around
• 6.

  (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

  "The job is (just) about done"

  Synonyms (7)

  Almost Most Near Nearly Nigh Virtually Well-nigh
• 7.

  (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

  "We meet about once a month"

  Synonyms (8)

  Approximately Around Close to Just about More or less Or so Roughly Some

• 1.

  On the move

  "Up and about"

  Synonyms (1)

  Astir

  Similar to (1)

  Active

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Quotes and Sayings about "about"

1.

"If you're right & I'm not, I'm going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right."

--- Brian Andreas

2.

"At the end of the day, somebody someday is going to say something about you. At least you can look back and say you lived the way you wanted to."

--- Christine Quinn

3.

"I think I'm finally growing up - and about time."

--- Elizabeth Taylor

4.

"For thousands of years, there have been lies about being gay or not being gay. If you know they're lies, you're free."

--- Miguel Angel Ruiz

5.

"I think I've been asked just about every question under the sun. I'm just really honored that people are even interested in asking me questions."

--- Ken Jeong