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about preposition

  /əˈbaʊ̯t/ , /əˈbuːt/ , /əˈbɛʊ̯/ , /əˈbɛʊ̯t/ , [əˈboʊ̯t] , [əˈbɐʊ̯t] , [əˈbɛʊ̯t] , [əˈbɛʊ̯ʔ] , [əˈbɵu̯t] , [əˈbʌʊ̯t]
  • Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. [from ca. 1150–1350]
 о, об, про, насчёт
  • Concerned or occupied with; engaged in; intent on. [from ca. 1150–1350]
 о, про
  • In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150]
 вокру́г, круго́м, повсю́ду
  • (with present participle, obsolete, or, dialect) On the point or verge of.
  • (figurative) On or near (one's person); attached as an attribute to; in the makeup of, or at the command of. [from ca. 1350–1470]
 гото́в
  • On one’s person; nearby the person. [from ca. 1350–1470]
 на, у
  • Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place. [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

  /əˈbaʊ̯t/ , /əˈbuːt/ , /əˈbɛʊ̯/ , /əˈbɛʊ̯t/ , [əˈboʊ̯t] , [əˈbɐʊ̯t] , [əˈbɛʊ̯t] , [əˈbɛʊ̯ʔ] , [əˈbɵu̯t] , [əˈbʌʊ̯t]
  • Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]
 о́коло, приблизи́тельно, приме́рно, почти́
  • (archaic) In circuit or circumference; circularly. [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, or in every or any direction from a point; around. [from before 1150]
 вокру́г
  • To a reversed order, direction, or condition; half round; in (or to, or from) the opposite direction. [from ca. 1350–1470]
 обра́тно
  • (obsolete, or, rare) In succession, one after another. [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
just about
вот-вот, вокруг
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