about
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The meaning (definition) of the word about
in many places around, here and there
The word about used in a sentence
“I looked about the room for my hat.”
Words that mean the same as about (synonyms)
around
How the word about is said around the world
| French | un peu partout (uhn puh pahr-TOO) |
| Spanish | por (por) |
| Mandarin | 到处 (dow choo) |
| Hindi | आसपास (ahs-PAHS) |
| Arabic | حَوْلَ (HAW-la) |
| Russian | повсюду (paf-SYOO-doo) |
| Portuguese (EU) | à volta (ah VOL-tah) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ao redor (ow heh-DOHR) |
| Japanese | あちこち (ah-chee-KOH-chee) |
| German | herum (huh-RUUM) |
| Urdu | اِدھر اُدھر (i-DHAR u-DHAR) |
| Punjabi | ਆਲੇ-ਦੁਆਲੇ (AH-lay doo-AH-lay) |
| Korean | 여기저기 (YUH-gee-juh-gee) |
| Hebrew | סָבִיב (sah-VEEV) |
| Greek | γύρω (YEE-roh) |
| Dutch | rond (ront) |
| Tagalog | sa paligid (sah pah-LEE-geed) |
| Vietnamese | khắp (khap) |
| Turkish | etrafa (eh-trah-FAH) |
| Persian | اینطرف و آنطرف (een-ta-RAF oh aan-ta-RAF) |
| Polish | po (poh) |
| Ukrainian | довкола (dohv-KOH-lah) |
| Bengali | চারদিকে (CHAHR-dee-kay) |
| Swedish | omkring (om-KRING) |
| Italian | in giro (een JEE-roh) |
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