"about"

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Hi guys.i learned that i can use " about" in sentences like this:lesson is about...speak about yourself.about what... but recently i have found many new types of "about".Lounging about up here.Standing about road.waiting abuot 1 hour.walking about down below.standing about 6 feet tall.please help me .what is this "about".where i can use it?please help with 2 last sentences(underlined) what they mean? Thank you

Checkers123 · Accepted Answer

I dunno about the second last one.... but the last one means that something/someone is 'approximately' 6 feet tall

MIG · Answer

Thanks checkers.

please someone explain me what is this word "about".

im confused , becouse when i translate this sentences to persian.i get different meanings of it(about).

is this normal?

Mister Micawber · Answer

About (preposition, adjective and adverb) has many meanings/uses. Just look at this dictionary entry. Can you find the appropriate meanings for your phrases here?--

–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 excavation.

6. on or near (one's person): They lost all they had about them.

7.so as to be of use to: Keep your wits about you.

8.on the verge or point of (usually followed by an infinitive): about to leave.

9.here or there; in or on: to wander about the old castle.

10.concerned with; engaged in doing: Tell me what it's about. Bring me the other book while you're about it.

–adverb

11. near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately: It's about five miles from here.

12. nearly; almost: Dinner is about ready.

13. nearby; not far off: He is somewhere about.

14. on every side; in every direction; around: Look about and see if you can find it.

15. halfway around; in the opposite direction: to turn a car about.

16. from one place to another; in this place or that: to move furniture about; important papers strewn about.

17. in rotation or succession; alternately: Turn about is fair play.

18. in circumference: a wheel two inches about.

19.Nautical .
a. onto a new tack.
b.onto a new course.

–adjective

20. moving around; astir: He was up and about while the rest of us still slept.

21. in existence; current; prevalent: Chicken pox is about.

MIG · Answer

again, Thank you mister.

yes i can find it in your post and even more.you have good resourses and skills , with a big hearth[L].

i use simple dictionary and my grammer book(for begginers)to learn english.

but i think its not good enough.

Thanks for your patience with me.

Johner · Answer

Hi Mister Micawber,

Mister Micawber Just look at this dictionary entry.

Which dictionary is it? If it's on the internet and we can reach it, could you please give us its address? It seems to be very beneficial.

Thanks..

Mister Micawber · Answer

That's from Dictionary.com, but I usually reach it through a bigger entity: [url=http://www.onelook.com/] ONE LOOK DICTIONARY SEARCH[/url].

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