Translate about | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of about
preposition
1on the subject of; concerning:I was thinking about you an article about yellow fever it’s all about having fun so as to affect:there’s nothing we can do about it
2used to indicate movement within a particular area:she looked about the room
3used to express location in a particular place:rugs strewn about the hall he produced a knife from somewhere about his person used to describe a quality apparent in a person:there was a look about her that said everything
adverb
1used to indicate movement in an area:men were floundering about finding my way about
2used to express location in a particular place:there was a lot of flu about a thief about in the hotel
3(used with a number or quantity) approximately:reduced by about 5 percent he’s about 35
