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