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1. preposition /əˈbaʊt,əˈbʌut,əˈbɛʊt/
a) Around; all round; outside or on every side of.

So look about you; know you any here?

b) In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (ones person).

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

2. adverb /əˈbaʊt,əˈbʌut,əˈbɛʊt/
a) On all sides; around.

Why, then, I see, ‘tis time to look about, / When every boy Alphonsus dares control.

b) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside

a mile about, and a third of a mile across.

3. adjective /əˈbaʊt,əˈbʌut,əˈbɛʊt/
a) Moving around.

out and about; up and about

b) In existence.

John, I have observed that you are often out and about of nights, sometimes as late as half past seven or eight. ...

Syn: around, active, mobile, astir

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