"about" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [英語]

IPA: /əˈbaʊt/, /əˈbʌʊt/, [əˈbɐʊt], [əˈbʌʊt], /əˈbɛʊt/ Audio: en-us-about.ogg , En-ca-about.ogg , en-ca-about-real.ogg
Etymology: 中古英語 aboute, abouten < 古英語 abūtan, onbūtan
  1. 大約
    Sense id: zh-about-en-prep-WcCH09CN
  2. 關於
    Sense id: zh-about-en-prep-RJYuv~oN
  3. 对于
    Sense id: zh-about-en-prep-m568Ljqn
  4. 大约
    Sense id: zh-about-en-prep-Ric1wv7z
  5. 左右
    Sense id: zh-about-en-prep-GR4mtddB
  6. 到处
    Sense id: zh-about-en-prep-RlvoI5n-
  7. 差不多
    Sense id: zh-about-en-prep-znE6Qanf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for about meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)

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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "古英語紅鏈",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "古英語紅鏈/m",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "派生自中古英語的英語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "派生自古英語的英語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "源自中古英語的英語繼承詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "源自古英語的英語繼承詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語介詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "英語詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "中古英語 aboute, abouten < 古英語 abūtan, onbūtan",
  "lang": "英語",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "大約"
      ],
      "id": "zh-about-en-prep-WcCH09CN"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "關於"
      ],
      "id": "zh-about-en-prep-RJYuv~oN"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "对于"
      ],
      "id": "zh-about-en-prep-m568Ljqn"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "大约"
      ],
      "id": "zh-about-en-prep-Ric1wv7z"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "左右"
      ],
      "id": "zh-about-en-prep-GR4mtddB"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "到处"
      ],
      "id": "zh-about-en-prep-RlvoI5n-"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "差不多"
      ],
      "id": "zh-about-en-prep-znE6Qanf"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbaʊt/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "en,美國,英格蘭"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbʌʊt/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "en,加拿大,蘇格蘭"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[əˈbɐʊt]",
      "raw_tags": [
        "en,加拿大,蘇格蘭"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[əˈbʌʊt]",
      "raw_tags": [
        "en,加拿大,蘇格蘭"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbɛʊt/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "en,加拿大,愛爾蘭"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-about.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ee/En-us-about.ogg/En-us-about.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-about.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "音頻(美式)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-ca-about.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/86/En-ca-about.ogg/En-ca-about.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-ca-about.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "音頻(加拿大:不列顛哥倫比亞)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-ca-about-real.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/En-ca-about-real.ogg/En-ca-about-real.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-ca-about-real.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "音頻(加拿大:安大略)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "about"
}
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    "古英語紅鏈",
    "古英語紅鏈/m",
    "派生自中古英語的英語詞",
    "派生自古英語的英語詞",
    "源自中古英語的英語繼承詞",
    "源自古英語的英語繼承詞",
    "英語介詞",
    "英語詞元"
  ],
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  "pos": "prep",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "大約"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "關於"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "对于"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "大约"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "左右"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "到处"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "差不多"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbaʊt/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "en,美國,英格蘭"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbʌʊt/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "en,加拿大,蘇格蘭"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[əˈbɐʊt]",
      "raw_tags": [
        "en,加拿大,蘇格蘭"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[əˈbʌʊt]",
      "raw_tags": [
        "en,加拿大,蘇格蘭"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈbɛʊt/",
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        "en,加拿大,愛爾蘭"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-about.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-about.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "音頻(美式)"
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-ca-about.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "音頻(加拿大:不列顛哥倫比亞)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-ca-about-real.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-ca-about-real.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "音頻(加拿大:安大略)"
      ]
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}

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