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Vocabulary

About

The word 'about' means both 'around' and 'on' correct?
  

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ABOUT - preposition 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. 2.

  • ABOUT - preposition 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.
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ABOUT
- preposition
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.
in or somewhere near: He is about the house.
5.
on every side of; around: the railing about the

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