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Results for: "about"

Translating from English to Japanese

Translations:

about — concerning
→ …について (ni tsuite)

More translations:

about
→ ～について
about
→ およそ
about
→ あちこち
about
→ ～のあたりに
about
→ ～のまわりに
about
→ 回れ右

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. on the move;
- Example: "up and about"
- Example: "the whole town was astir over the incident"
[syn: about(p), astir(p)]


ADVERB (7)

1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
- Example: "lasted approximately an hour"
- Example: "in just about a minute"
- Example: "he's about 30 years old"
- Example: "I've had about all I can stand"
- Example: "we meet about once a month"
- Example: "some forty people came"
- Example: "weighs around a hundred pounds"
- Example: "roughly $3,000"
- Example: "holds 3 gallons, more or less"
- Example: "20 or so people were at the party"
[syn: approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so]

2. all around or on all sides;
- Example: "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"
- Example: "let's look about for help"
- Example: "There were trees growing all around"
- Example: "she looked around her"
[syn: about, around]

3. in the area or vicinity;
- Example: "a few spectators standing about"
- Example: "hanging around"
- Example: "waited around for the next flight"
[syn: about, around]

4. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction;
- Example: "wandering about with no place to go"
- Example: "people were rushing about"
- Example: "news gets around (or about)"
- Example: "traveled around in Asia"
- Example: "he needs advice from someone who's been around"
- Example: "she sleeps around"
[syn: about, around]

5. in or to a reversed position or direction;
- Example: "about face"
- Example: "suddenly she turned around"
[syn: about, around]

6. in rotation or succession;
- Example: "turn about is fair play"

7. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but;
- Example: "the job is (just) about done"
- Example: "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"
- Example: "we're almost finished"
- Example: "the car all but ran her down"
- Example: "he nearly fainted"
- Example: "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
- Example: "the recording is well-nigh perfect"
- Example: "virtually all the parties signed the contract"
- Example: "I was near exhausted by the run"
- Example: "most everyone agrees"
[syn: about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh]