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about BrE / əˈbaʊt /  NAmE / əˈbaʊt / Native audio playback is not supported. about(adjective)BrE / əˈbaʊt /  NAmE / əˈbaʊt / to be close to doing something; to be going to do something very soonI was just about to ask you the same thing.to not be willing to do something; to not intend to do somethingI've never done any cooking and I'm not about to start now.Word OriginOld English onbūtan, from on ‘in, on’ + būtan ‘outside of’ .

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(adjective) i was just about to ask you the same thing.i've never done any cooking and i'm not about to start now. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=about This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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WordType	(adjective)
Phonetic	BrE / əˈbaʊt / NAmE / əˈbaʊt /
Example	i was just about to ask you the same thing. i've never done any cooking and i'm not about to start now.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=about
Content	about (adjective)BrE / əˈbaʊt / NAmE / əˈbaʊt / to be close to doing something; to be going to do something very soon I was just about to ask you the same thing. to not be willing to do something; to not intend to do something I've never done any cooking and I'm not about to start now. Word Origin Old English onbūtan, from on ‘in, on’ + būtan ‘outside of’ .
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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