Words · Very common
about
/əˈbaʊt/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters
- adverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
lasted approximately an hour
- adverb
all around or on all sides
dirty clothes lying around (or about)
- adverb
in the area or vicinity
a few spectators standing about
- adverb
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
wandering about with no place to go
- adverb
in or to a reversed position or direction
about face
- adjective
on the move
up and about