about (
http://definr.com/about)
adj : on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over
the incident" [syn:
about(p),
astir(p)]
adv 1: (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 hundred pounds";
"roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20
or so people were at the party" [syn:
approximately,
close to,
just about,
some,
roughly, {more or
less},
around,
or so]
2: 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" [syn:
around]
3: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about";
"hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"
[syn:
around]
4: 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 around" [syn:
around]
5: in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face";
"brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"
[syn:
around]
6: in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"
7: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby
was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost
finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly
fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording
is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed
the contract"; (`near' is used informally for `nearly' as
in "I was near exhausted by the run"; `most' is used
informally for `almost' as in "most everybody agrees")
[syn:
just about,
almost,
most,
all but,
nearly,
near,
nigh,
virtually,
well-nigh]