| | slovo | definícia |  | about (mass)
 | about - o
 |  | about (encz)
 | about,asi |  | about (encz)
 | about,dokola |  | about (encz)
 | about,kolem |  | about (encz)
 | about,kvůli			Zdeněk Brož |  | about (encz)
 | about,o |  | about (encz)
 | about,o čem |  | about (encz)
 | about,okolo |  | about (encz)
 | about,po |  | about (encz)
 | about,přibližně |  | about (encz)
 | about,sem tam |  | about (encz)
 | about,skoro |  | about (encz)
 | about,stran čeho |  | about (encz)
 | about,u |  | about (encz)
 | about,u sebe |  | about (encz)
 | about,v čem |  | About (gcide)
 | About \A*bout"\, prep. [OE. aboute, abouten, abuten; AS. [=a]butan, onbutan; on + butan, which is from be by + utan
 outward, from ut out. See But, Out.]
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 1. Around; all round; on every side of. "Look about you."
 --Shak. "Bind them about thy neck." --Prov. iii. 3.
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 2. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or
 proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).
 "Have you much money about you?" --Bulwer.
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 3. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in
 various directions; here and there in; to and fro in;
 throughout.
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 Lampoons . . . were handed about the coffeehouses.
 --Macaulay.
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 Roving still about the world.         --Milton.
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 4. Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time,
 size, quantity. "To-morrow, about this time." --Exod. ix.
 18. "About my stature." --Shak.
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 He went out about the third hour.     --Matt. xx. 3.
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 Note: This use passes into the adverbial sense.
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 5. In concern with; engaged in; intent on.
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 I must be about my Father's business. --Luke ii. 49.
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 6. Before a verbal noun or an infinitive: On the point or
 verge of; going; in act of.
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 Paul was now aboutto open his mouth.  --Acts xviii.
 14.
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 7. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching. "To
 treat about thy ransom." --Milton.
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 She must have her way about Sarah.    --Trollope.
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 |  | About (gcide)
 | About \A*bout"\, adv. 1. On all sides; around.
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 'Tis time to look about.              --Shak.
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 2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the
 outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
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 3. Here and there; around; in one place and another.
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 Wandering about from house to house.  --1 Tim. v.
 13.
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 4. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in
 quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as
 high; -- also of quantity, number, time. "There fell . . .
 about three thousand men." --Exod. xxii. 28.
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 5. To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite
 direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to
 turn one's self about.
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 To bring about, to cause to take place; to accomplish.
 
 To come about, to occur; to take place. See under Come.
 
 
 To go about, To set about, to undertake; to arrange; to
 prepare. "Shall we set about some revels?" --Shak.
 
 Round about, in every direction around.
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 |  | about (wn)
 | about adv 1: (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
 "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute";
 "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can
 stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people
 came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly
 $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so
 people were at the party" [syn: approximately, about,
 close to, just about, some, roughly, {more or
 less}, around, or so]
 2: all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or
 about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees
 growing all around"; "she looked around her" [syn: about,
 around]
 3: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about";
 "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight" [syn:
 about, around]
 4: used of movement to or among many different places or in no
 particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go";
 "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)";
 "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone
 who's been around"; "she sleeps around" [syn: about,
 around]
 5: in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face";
 "suddenly she turned around" [syn: about, around]
 6: in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"
 7: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
 accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the
 baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost
 finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly
 fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is
 well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the
 contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone
 agrees" [syn: about, almost, most, nearly, near,
 nigh, virtually, well-nigh]
 adj 1: on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir
 over the incident" [syn: about(p), astir(p)]
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 | | podobné slovo | definícia |  | about (mass)
 | about - o
 |  | bring about (mass)
 | bring about - spôsobiť, zapríčiniť
 |  | just about (mass)
 | just about - približne
 |  | marabout (mass)
 | marabout - marabu
 |  | take about (mass)
 | take about - prevádzať
 |  | walkabout (mass)
 | walkabout - prechádzka
 |  | about (encz)
 | about,asi			about,dokola			about,kolem			about,kvůli			Zdeněk Brožabout,o			about,o čem			about,okolo			about,po			about,přibližně			about,sem tam			about,skoro			about,stran čeho			about,u			about,u sebe			about,v čem |  | about face (encz)
 | about face,čelem vzad |  | about him (encz)
 | about him,na něho			about him,o něm |  | about time (encz)
 | about time,načase		užíváno ve spojení it's about time - už bylo načase	mikosoft
 |  | about us (encz)
 | about us,o nás			web |  | all about (encz)
 | all about,ohledně něčeho (viz pozn.)	[id.]	what is it all about? - oč jde?	Rostislav Svoboda
 |  | ask about (encz)
 | ask about,ptát se na	v:		Pavel Cvrček |  | bandy about (encz)
 | bandy about,oťuknout	v:		Zdeněk Brož |  | be about (encz)
 | be about,hodlat	v:		Zdeněk Brož |  | be about to (encz)
 | be about to,chystat se |  | be about to do something (encz)
 | be about to do something,chystat se právě něco udělat	[fráz.]		Pino |  | beat about (encz)
 | beat about,mrskat se			Zdeněk Brožbeat about,prohledávat	v:		Zdeněk Brožbeat about,slídit	v:		Zdeněk Brožbeat about,šátrat	v:		Zdeněk Brož |  | beat about the bush (encz)
 | beat about the bush,chodit okolo horké kaše	[fráz.]		Pino |  | bitch (about) (encz)
 | bitch (about),stěžovat si (na)	v: [slang.]		Michal Ambrož |  | boss sb. about (encz)
 | boss sb. about,buzerovat (někoho)			Fí |  | bother (about) (encz)
 | bother (about),trápit (se) (něčím)	v:		Zdeněk Brož |  | bring about (encz)
 | bring about,zapříčinit	v:		Zdeněk Brožbring about,způsobit	v:		Zdeněk Brož |  | bustle about (encz)
 | bustle about,chvátat	v:		Zdeněk Brožbustle about,pospíšit si			Zdeněk Brož |  | cast about (encz)
 | cast about,pátrat	v:		Zdeněk Brožcast about,prohledávat	v:		Zdeněk Brožcast about,rozvažovat	v:		Zdeněk Brožcast about,slídit	v:		Zdeněk Brožcast about,uvažovat	v:		Zdeněk Brož |  | come about (encz)
 | come about,stát se	v:		Zdeněk Brožcome about,udát se	v:		Zdeněk Brož |  | complain about (encz)
 | complain about,postěžovat si |  | crazy about (encz)
 | crazy about,bláznivý do			Zdeněk Brožcrazy about,zblázněný do			Zdeněk Brož | 
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