about (adverb)
/əˈbaʊt / adverb
1 (also around )
a little more or less than
yaklaşık, aşağı yukarı
It's about three miles
from here to the city centre.
I got home at about half
past seven.
SYNONYM APPROXIMATELY
2 (informal)
almost; nearly
hemen hemen, neredeyse
Dinner's just about
ready.
3 (also around)
in many directions or places
orada burada/buraya, ileri geri, ötede/öteye
I could hear people
moving about upstairs.
Don't leave your clothes
lying about all over the floor.
4 (also around) [used after certain verbs]
without doing anything in particular
öylece, bir şey yapmadan
The kids spend most
evenings sitting about, bored.
5 (also around)
present in a place; existing
ortalıkta;
orada burada
It was very late and
there were few people about.
There isn't much good
music about these days.
IDIOM
be about to do sth
to be going to do sth very soon
… üzere
The film's about to
start.
I was just about to
explain when she interrupted me.
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