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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]	om, angående
	ungefär, cirka, vid
In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of. [from before 1150]	om, omkring, runt
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]	omkring, runt om
(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]	på
(with present participle, obsolete, or, dialect) On the point or verge of.	på väg att

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]	ungefär, nästan
On all sides; around. [from before 1150] Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down. [from before 1150] (archaic) In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; in circumference. [from ca. 1350–1470]	runt

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