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/ə'baʊt/ adverbadjective
5 letters2 syllables7 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
ADVERB
1

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”

2

In or to a reversed position or direction.

“about face”

3

In the area or vicinity.

“a few spectators standing about”

4

All around or on all sides.

“dirty clothes lying around (or about)”

“let's look about for help”

5

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but.

“the job is (just) about done”

6

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.

“in just about a minute”

“he's about 30 years old”

ADJECTIVE
1

On the move.

“up and about”

WORD FORMS
Starts withA
Ends withT
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinaboutway
Starts & ends withA … T
Syllablesa · bout
SYNONYMS & RELATED17
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