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{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Let's not talk about her problems."
}
],
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"You use about to say what subject something is related to."
],
"id": "simple-about-en-prep-Ps-2x52Z"
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "He walked about the place, looking everywhere."
}
],
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"If something moves about, it moves in many directions."
],
"id": "simple-about-en-prep-5MXSMnLW",
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"word": "around"
}
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "I will talk about dogs."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Having to do with, concerning, regarding."
],
"id": "simple-about-en-prep-llGF6RfI",
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{
"word": "on"
},
{
"word": "concerning"
},
{
"word": "regarding"
},
{
"word": "related to"
}
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "They're about the same."
},
{
"text": "We're here just about every week."
},
{
"text": "About two years ago, I started skiing."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Nearly, approximately."
],
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"word": "almost"
},
{
"word": "roughly"
},
{
"word": "near"
},
{
"word": "close to"
}
]
}
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"ipa": "/ə'baʊ̯t/"
},
{
"sampa": "/@\"baUt/"
},
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"US"
]
},
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"audio": "en-ca-about-real.ogg",
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"Canada"
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},
{
"audio": "en-ca-about.ogg",
"tags": [
"Canada"
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}
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"word": "about"
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"form": "about",
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},
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"examples": [
{
"text": "Please be seated. We're about to begin."
}
],
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"If something is about to happen, it will happen very soon."
],
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{
"text": "Let's not talk about her problems."
}
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"You use about to say what subject something is related to."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "He walked about the place, looking everywhere."
}
],
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"If something moves about, it moves in many directions."
],
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{
"word": "around"
}
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "I will talk about dogs."
}
],
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"Having to do with, concerning, regarding."
],
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{
"word": "on"
},
{
"word": "concerning"
},
{
"word": "regarding"
},
{
"word": "related to"
}
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "They're about the same."
},
{
"text": "We're here just about every week."
},
{
"text": "About two years ago, I started skiing."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Nearly, approximately."
],
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{
"word": "almost"
},
{
"word": "roughly"
},
{
"word": "near"
},
{
"word": "close to"
}
]
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},
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"sampa": "/@\"baUt/"
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"US"
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"Canada"
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"tags": [
"Canada"
]
}
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"positive"
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},
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"comparative"
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},
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{
"text": "Please be seated. We're about to begin."
}
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]
}
],
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},
{
"sampa": "/@\"baUt/"
},
{
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"US"
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"audio": "en-ca-about-real.ogg",
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}
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"word": "about"
}
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