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  • 111about — 1 preposition 1 on or dealing with a particular subject: a book about politics | She said something about leaving town. | all about (=all the details of a particular subject): Naturally, my mother wanted to know all about it. 2 in many different… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 112about */*/*/ — UK [əˈbaʊt] / US adverb, preposition Summary: About can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): He told me about your problem. as an adverb (without a following noun): Stop rushing about. after the verb to be : Is… …

    English dictionary

  • 113about — I adj. (cannot stand alone) ready 1) about to + inf. (the performance is about to begin) willing (colloq.) (AE) 2) not about to + inf. (we are not about to stop now; we are not about to be taken in by their campaign promises) misc. 3) to set… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 114about — a|bout [ ə baut ] function word *** About can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): He told me about your problem. as an adverb (without a following noun): Stop rushing about. followed by an infinitive with to : I… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 115about — [[t]əba͟ʊt[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, about is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives to introduce extra information. About is also often used after verbs of movement, such as walk and drive , and in phrasal verbs such as… …

    English dictionary

  • 116About.com — Infobox Website name = About.com caption = url = [http://www.about.com www.about.com] commercial = yes type = online resource language = English registration = owner = The New York Times Company author = launch date = launch date|1997|3|12… …

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  • 117About You Now — Infobox Single Name = About You Now Artist = Sugababes from Album = Change B side = Rocks In Recline Released = Start date|2007|9|24 (see release history) Format = Digital download, digital single, CD Recorded = 2007 Genre = Dance Pop Electropop… …

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  • 118About Safety — infobox television show name = About Safety caption = format = Educational camera = runtime = 3 to 6 minutes creator = starring = Clyde Frog country =USA production co. = Mississippi Authority for Educational Television (MAETV) network = PBS… …

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  • 119about — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you talking about?; argued about money). b relating to (something funny about this). c in relation to (symmetry about a plane). d so as to affect (can do… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 120about — /euh bowt /, prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. 2. connected or associated with: There was an air of mystery about him. 3. near; close to: a man about my height; about six o clock. 4.… …

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