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in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"

on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"

in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "brought the ship about"; "suddenly she turned around"

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"

Around; all round; on every side of.

In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).

Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.

In concern with; engaged in; intent on.

On the point or verge of; going; in act of.

Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching.

On all sides; around.

In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.

Here and there; around; in one place and another.

Near; not far from; - determining approximately time, size, quantity.

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; - also of quantity, number, time.

Around; all round; on every side of.

In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).

Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.

In concern with; engaged in; intent on.

On the point or verge of; going; in act of.

Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching.

On all sides; around.

In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.

Here and there; around; in one place and another.

Near; not far from; - determining approximately time, size, quantity.

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; - also of quantity, number, time.

On all sides; around.

On every side; around; almost; ready; to and fro.

On the outside or on every side of; all around; over; beside; somewhere near; in connection with; engaged in.

Around; on every side; nearly; near to; in a reversed position; half around; as, about face; intending; as, he was about to go; in rotation; as, turn about is fair play.

Concerned in; somewhere near; all around; over; beside; relating to; as, the story was about animals.

Round on the out side: around: here and there in: near to: concerning: engaged in.

Around: nearly: here and there.

Around; near to; concerning; engaged in.

Circuitously; here and there; nearly.

prep. [Anglo-Saxon] On every side of; all over or around ;—in contiguity or proximity to ; in connection with ; near, in place, time, quantity, or the like.

Round, surrounding, encircling; near to; concerning, with regard to, relating to; engaged in, employed upon; appendant to the person, as cloaths, &c; relating to the person, as a servant.

Circularly; in circuit; nearly; the longest way, in opposition to the short straight way; to bring about, to bring to the point or state desired, as, he has brought about his purposes; to come about, to come to some certain state or point; to go about a thing, to prepare to do it.