• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just About a minute"; "he''s About 30 years old"; "I''ve had About all I can stand"; "we meet About once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundre
• in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing About"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
• all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or About)"; "let''s look About for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"
• in or to a reversed position or direction; "About face"; "brought the ship About"; "suddenly she turned around"
• to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering About with no place to go"; "people were rushing About"; "news gets around (or About)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who''s been around"; "she sleeps a
• in rotation or succession; "turn About is fair play"

'About' in other languages