ABOUT


Meaning of ABOUT in English

adv.

Function: preposition

Date: before 12th century

1 : in a circle around : on every side of : AROUND

2 a : in the immediate neighborhood of : NEAR b : on or near the person of c : in the makeup of <a mature wisdom about him> d : at the command of <has his wits about him>

3 : engaged in <act as if they know what they're about ― T. S. Matthews>

4 a : with regard to : CONCERNING <spoke about his past> b : concerned with c : fundamentally concerned with or directed toward <poker is about money ― David Mamet>

5 : over or in different parts of

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.