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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
ADJECTIVE(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
“in just about a minute”
“he's about 30 years old”
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
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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