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about

[uh-bout] / əˈbaʊt /
ADVERB
in an opposite direction
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ADVERB
lying anywhere without order, arrangement
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PREPOSITION
near or close to in position
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PREPOSITION
on every side, in every direction
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Example Sentences

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Olsen: Can you just talk to me a little bit about the title?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Riz in the conversation talks about how they went out of their way to shoot in parts of London that you don’t normally see.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“I wanted to write about it before the last brick disappeared, before it was erased off the map of memory.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

If you absolutely need your car to get to the service station, it’ll cost you about $55 plus fees for parking at the North Hollywood Station and the Pierce College Station.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Phineas is twenty-six years old, unmarried, and five feet, six inches tall, short for our time but about average for his.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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