English Dictionary

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IPA（発音記号）

/əˈbaʊt/

副詞

比較不可 廃用 稀用 古語

On all sides; around. / Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down. / From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.

日本語の意味

四方に、周囲に / あちらこちらに、所々に / 行ったり来たりする、あちこちを動き回る

Wildflowers grew about the ruined wall, carpeting the earth with color.

荒れた塀の周りに野の花が咲き、色で地面を覆っていた。

意味（1）

On all sides; around.

I looked about at the scenery that surrounded me.

意味（2）

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

Bits of old machinery were lying about.

意味（3）

From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.

walking about; rushing about; jumping about; thrashing about

意味（4）

Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.

messing about; fooling about; loafing about

意味（5）

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.

It's about as cold as it was last winter.

意味（6）

Near; in the vicinity.

意味（7）

To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.

意味（8）

(nautical) To the opposite tack: see go about.

We went about and headed offshore.

意味（9）

(obsolete or rare) In succession; one after another; in the course of events.

When he had finished, he drew his plaid around his head, and went slowly down to the little dell, where he used every day to offer up his morning and evening prayers, and where we have often sat together on Sabbath afternoons, reading verse about with our children in the Bible.

意味（10）

(archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference.

a mile about, and a third of a mile across