"what someone is about" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} what someone is about
  1. What someone is like; someone's character; someone's intentions, interests or purpose in life. Related terms: what someone is made of
    Sense id: en-what_someone_is_about-en-phrase-pNnxudCT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with collocations

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-07-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-06-20 using wiktextract (e79c026 and b863ecc). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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