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)] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
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 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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