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Results for: "about"

Translating from English to Latvian

Translations:

about — concerning
→ par

More translations:

about
→ par
about
→ gandrīz; aptuveni
about
→ tepat tuvumā
about
→ kaut kur šeit
about
→ ap
about
→ apkārt!

English definitions WordNet

ADJECTIVE 1

  1. on the move

    • “up and about”
    • “the whole town was astir over the incident”
    Synonymsastir

ADVERB 7

  1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

    • “lasted approximately an hour”
    • “in just about a minute”
    • “he's about 30 years old”
    • “I've had about all I can stand”
    • “we meet about once a month”
    • “some forty people came”
    • “weighs around a hundred pounds”
    • “roughly $3,000”
    • “holds 3 gallons, more or less”
    • “20 or so people were at the party”
    Synonymsapproximatelyclose tojust aboutsomeroughlymore or lessaroundor so

  2. all around or on all sides

    • “dirty clothes lying around (or about)”
    • “let's look about for help”
    • “There were trees growing all around”
    • “she looked around her”
    Synonymsaround

  3. in the area or vicinity

    • “a few spectators standing about”
    • “hanging around”
    • “waited around for the next flight”
    Synonymsaround
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  1. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction

    • “wandering about with no place to go”
    • “people were rushing about”
    • “news gets around (or about)”
    • “traveled around in Asia”
    • “he needs advice from someone who's been around”
    • “she sleeps around”
    Synonymsaround

  2. in or to a reversed position or direction

    • “about face”
    • “suddenly she turned around”
    Synonymsaround

  3. in rotation or succession

    • “turn about is fair play”

  4. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

    • “the job is (just) about done”
    • “the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded”
    • “we're almost finished”
    • “the car all but ran her down”
    • “he nearly fainted”
    • “talked for nigh onto 2 hours”
    • “the recording is well-nigh perfect”
    • “virtually all the parties signed the contract”
    • “I was near exhausted by the run”
    • “most everyone agrees”
    Synonymsalmostmostnearlynearnighvirtuallywell-nigh