toqus
Dictionary
English
한국어
Register
Login
🔍
about
preposition
concerning
or
relating
to
a
particular
subject
or
topic
•
The
movie
is
about
a
brave
young
girl
who
explores
space
.
The
movie
is
about
a
brave
young
girl
who
explores
space
.
•
We
had
a
long
discussion
about
climate
change
in
class
today
.
We
had
a
long
discussion
about
climate
change
in
class
today
.
Old
English
“
abūtan
”
from
“
on
”
+
“
būtan
” (
outside
).
Originally
‘
around
’
or
‘
on
the
outside
of
’,
later
developing
the
sense
of
‘
concerning
’.
adverb
approximately
;
close
to
a
particular
number
or
amount
•
It
’
s
about
five
kilometers
from
here
to
the
beach
.
It
’
s
about
five
kilometers
from
here
to
the
beach
.
•
Dinner
should
be
ready
in
about
ten
minutes
.
Dinner
should
be
ready
in
about
ten
minutes
.
Extension
of
earlier
sense
‘
around
’
to
give
the
idea
of
an
approximate
amount
or
time
by
the
late
Middle
English
period
.
preposition
on
the
subject
of
someone
or
something
;
concerning
•
We
talked
about
our
holiday
plans
at
dinner
.
We
talked
about
our
holiday
plans
at
dinner
.
•
The
book
is
about
a
young
girl's
adventure
in
Africa
.
The
book
is
about
a
young
girl's
adventure
in
Africa
.
adverb
used
before
a
number
or
quantity
to
mean
approximately
•
It
costs
about
ten
dollars
.
It
costs
about
ten
dollars
.
•
There
were
about
fifty
people
at
the
party
.
There
were
about
fifty
people
at
the
party
.
adverb
moving
here
and
there
in
many
places
or
in
different
directions
•
Children
were
running
about
in
the
playground
.
Children
were
running
about
in
the
playground
.
•
She
looked
about
nervously
,
searching
for
her
friend
.
She
looked
about
nervously
,
searching
for
her
friend
.
From
Old
English
“
abūtan
”
meaning
‘
around
on
the
outside
’,
keeping
the
physical
sense
of
movement
or
position
.
adverb
in
different
places
or
directions
;
around
;
nearby
•
Children
were
running
about
in
the
playground
.
Children
were
running
about
in
the
playground
.
•
There
are
papers
lying
about
on
your
desk
.
There
are
papers
lying
about
on
your
desk
.
adverb
almost
ready
to
do
something
very
soon
,
usually
followed
by
"
to
"
and
a
verb
•
I
was
about to
leave
when
the
phone
rang
.
I
was
about to
leave
when
the
phone
rang
.
•
The
sky
is
dark
;
it
looks
like
it's
about to
rain
.
The
sky
is
dark
;
it
looks
like
it's
about to
rain
.