English Dictionary

go about

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 帆船用語

(transitive) To busy oneself with. / (intransitive) To tackle (a problem or task). / (intransitive) To circulate (in).

日本語の意味

〜に従事する、忙しく取り組む / （問題や課題に）取り組む、手をつける / （場所に）巡回する、うろつく

She decided to go about reorganizing the pantry after lunch.

彼女は昼食の後、パントリーの整理に取りかかることにした。

意味（1）

(transitive) To busy oneself with.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To tackle (a problem or task).

A marvellous witty fellow, I assure you; but I will go about with him.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To circulate (in).

意味（4）

(intransitive, of a sailing ship) To change from one tack to another. See Wikipedia:Tack (maneuver).

[I]t was commonly said that two masts, a bowsprit and a swivel gun would have transformed our dwelling into a line-of-battle ship; indeed, so seaman-like was our architect, that we feared when once we had taken possession of our new house, we might be disturbed during the night by an order being given to go about, and by hearing in the quiet hours of the morning the familiar inquiry of How's her head?

goes about （ present singular third-person ）

going about （ participle present ）

went about （ past ）

gone about （ participle past ）