adv. Function: adverb
1 in every direction FF1C; looked carefully about FF1E;
Synonyms: around, round, round about
2 in a circuitous way or course FF1C; took the long way about FF1E;
Synonyms: circuitously, round about
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Synonyms: NEARLY , all but, almost, approximately, most, much, ||nearabout, nigh, practically, well-nigh
4 here or there without plan or order FF1C; left his tools lying about FF1E;
Synonyms: anyhow, any which way, anywise, around, at random, haphazard, haphazardly, helter-skelter, random, randomly
Related Words: back and forth, hither and thither, to and fro; aimlessly, carelessly, casually
5 in the vicinity FF1C; talked to the people standing about FF1E;
Synonyms: near, near-at-hand, nearby
Idioms: close by
6 in the opposite direction FF1C; he turned about and saw her FF1E;
Synonyms: again, around, back, backward, in reverse, round, round about
Idioms: in one's course