"about" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Englisch]

IPA: əˈbaʊt Audio: En-us-about.ogg , En-ca-about.ogg
  1. an, etwa, gut, rund, ungefähr, zirka
    Sense id: de-about-en-adv-SjCBkDJ7
  2. herum, ringsherum, ringsumher, rundherum, umher
    Sense id: de-about-en-adv-51gBfZ8m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nearly, near, approximately, not far from, almost, well-nigh Translations (an, etwa, gut, rund, ungefähr, zirka): an (Deutsch), etwa (Deutsch), gut (Deutsch), rund (Deutsch), ungefähr (Deutsch), zirka (Deutsch) Translations (herum, ringsherum, ringsumher, rundherum, umher): herum (Deutsch), ringsherum (Deutsch), ringsumher (Deutsch), rundherum (Deutsch), umher (Deutsch)

Preposition [Englisch]

IPA: əˈbaʊt Audio: En-us-about.ogg , En-ca-about.ogg
  1. um, um … herum
    Sense id: de-about-en-prep-W6gPlgr1
  2. über, in Bezug auf, wegen
    Sense id: de-about-en-prep-A7Pi7U46
  3. bei sich
    Sense id: de-about-en-prep-H~FbhaY2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (sdÜ): um (Deutsch), um … herum (Deutsch) Translations (sdü): bei sich (Deutsch) Translations (über, in Bezug auf, wegen): über (Deutsch), wegen (Deutsch)
Categories (other): Anagramm sortiert (Englisch), Englisch, Präposition (Englisch), Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch), Siehe auch Synonyms: near, near to, not far from, concerning, touching, respecting, ament, relating to, relative to, with respect to, with reference to, in regard to, with regard to
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