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about preposition

  /əˈbaʊt/ , /əˈbɛʊ/ , /əˈbɛʊt/ , /əˈbɛʊʔ/ , /əˈbʌʊt/ , [əˈboʊt] , [əˈbɐʊt]
  • Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect. [from ca. 1150–1350]
  • Concerned with; engaged in; intent on. [from ca. 1150–1350]
 о, об, про, насчёт
  • In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of. [from before 1150]
 вокру́г, круго́м, повсю́ду
  • (with present participle, obsolete, or, dialect) On the point or verge of.
 гото́в
  • On one’s person; nearby the person. [from ca. 1350–1470]
 на, у
  • (figurative) In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in the possession of; under the control of; at one's command; in one's makeup. [from ca. 1350–1470]
 недалеко́, побли́зости, ря́дом
  • Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout. [from ca. 1150–1350]
 по

about adverb

  /əˈbaʊt/ , /əˈbɛʊ/ , /əˈbɛʊt/ , /əˈbɛʊʔ/ , /əˈbʌʊt/ , [əˈboʊt] , [əˈbɐʊt]
  • Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]
 о́коло, приблизи́тельно, приме́рно, почти́
  • (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference. [from ca. 1350–1470]
 в [[окружность|окру́жности]]
  • Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down. [from before 1150]
 взад-вперёд, туда́-сюда́
  • On all sides; around. [from before 1150]
 вокру́г
  • To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view. [from ca. 1350–1470]
 обра́тно
  • (obsolete, or, rare) In succession; one after another; in the course of events. [from before 1150]
 подря́д
what about
а, а ка́к же, как насчёт, что́ е́сли
be about
быть, речь идёт о ...
bring about
влечь, вызыва́ть, повле́чь, осуществи́ть, осуществля́ть
muck about
бить баклуши, озорничать, шалить, рукосуйствовать
knock about
зави́снуть, зависа́ть, тусова́ться, зависать, запропаститься, напа́сть, напада́ть
come about
получиться
mess about
ковыряться
hang about
торчать
run about
избегать
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