- about [approximately]
- omkring
adv
English-Danish mini dictionary. 2014.
about [approximately]
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about, around, round — About is a commonly used word with several meanings and shades of meaning, most of which develop the idea of circling, on every side, or here and there (walk about, look about). It has also the meanings of nearly or approximately (about 100… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
about — 1. as a preposition. In the meaning ‘roughly, approximately’ (eg. It took about ten minutes, about is the usual BrE word; around is also used, and is much more common in AmE. Round about is more informal, and is largely confined to BrE. 2.… … Modern English usage
about — [ə bout′] adv. [ME aboute(n) < OE onbūtan, around < on, ON + be, BY + ūtan, outside < ūt, OUT: all senses develop from the sense of “around”] 1. on every side; all around [look about] 2. here and there; in all directions [travel abou … English World dictionary
About — A*bout , adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Tis time to look about. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across. [1913 Webster] 3. Here and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
About — A*bout , prep. [OE. aboute, abouten, abuten; AS. [=a]butan, onbutan; on + butan, which is from be by + utan outward, from ut out. See {But}, {Out}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Around; all round; on every side of. Look about you. Shak. Bind them about thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
approximately — [adv] nearly about, almost, around, ballpark figure*, bordering on, circa, closely, close to, comparatively, generally, in the ballpark*, in the neighborhood of, in the region of, in the vicinity of, just about, loosely, more or less, most, much … New thesaurus
about — [adv1] in an opposite direction around, back, backward, in reverse, round; concept 581 about [adv2] lying anywhere without order, arrangement anyhow, any which way*, around, here and there; concept 583 about [prep1] near an amount, quantity a … New thesaurus
about — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB 1) on the subject of; concerning. 2) used to indicate movement within a particular area or location in a particular place. 3) approximately. ● be about to Cf. ↑be about to ORIGIN Old English, related to … English terms dictionary
approximately — index almost, on or about Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
about — adv. Approximately; near in time, degree, or quality. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
about the size of it — Approximately correct … A concise dictionary of English slang
