about
In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; aroundIn a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
» I'm very sorry about the mistake.
Я сожалею об этой ошибке.
Мені дуже шкода із-за помилки.
Meaning
9 sensesIn a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
The snake was coiled about his ankle.
um... (herum)
круго́мkrugóm, вокру́гvokrúg, повсю́дуpovsjúdu
навкругиnavkruhy
Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
Rubbish was strewn about the place.
The children were running about the room.
über
поpo
Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something.
See about to.
Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of.
He talked a lot about his childhood.
We must do something about this problem.
über
оo, обob, проpro
проpro
Concerned or occupied with; engaged in; intent on.
just going about their business
Have you much hay about?
über, von
оo, проpro
проpro
Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
I can’t find my reading glasses, but they must be somewhere about the house.
John’s in the garden, probably somewhere about the woodshed.
ря́домrjádom, побли́зостиpoblízosti, недалеко́nedalekó
порядporjad, колоkolo
On one’s person; nearby the person.
I had no weapon about me but a stick.
The policy covers all belongings and other personal things that somebody can carry about them.
наna, уu
(figuratively)On or near (one's person); attached as an attribute to; in the makeup of, or at the command of.
He has his wits about him.
There was an air of confidence about the woman.
Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something.
(dialectal, obsolete)On the point or verge of.
bereit zu
гото́вgotóv
Examples
41863 sentencesI'm very sorry about the mistake.
Мені дуже шкода із-за помилки. — deniko
ruЯ сожалею об этой ошибке. — Balamax
Something terrible is about to happen.
Зараз трапиться щось жахливе. — deniko
ruДолжно произойти что-то ужасное. — Lenin_1917
deEtwas Schreckliches wird geschehen. — Manfredo
The concert is about to start.
Концерт скоро розпочнеться. — deniko
ruКонцерт скоро начнется. — redscorp
deDas Konzert fängt gleich an. — Wolf
How about going to a movie?
Якщо щодо того, щоб піти в кіно? — deniko
ruКак насчёт того, чтобы сходить в кино? — marafon
deWie wär's, wenn wir ins Kino gehen würden? — xtofu80
I know almost nothing about it.
Я майже нічого не знаю про це. — uaspeaker
ruЯ почти ничего не знаю об этом. — timsa
deIch weiß fast nichts darüber. — Zaghawa
Translations
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Origin
Preposition and adverb from Middle English aboute, abouten, from Old English abūtan, onbūtPreposition and adverb from Middle English aboute, abouten, from Old English abūtan, onbūtan, from on (“in, on”) + būtan (“outside of”) (compare modern English but, bout), itself from be (“by”) + ūtan (“outside”); equivalent to on + be + out or on + but. Cognate with Old Frisian abûta (“outside; except”). Not related to bout (“period of time”)
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