be about
To have as a primary focusTo have (something) as a primary focus.
» Something terrible is about to happen.
Etwas Schreckliches wird geschehen. — Manfredo
Должно произойти что-то ужасное. — Lenin_1917
Зараз трапиться щось жахливе. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo have (something) as a primary focus.
What is this book about?
gehen um, von ... sein, über ... sein
быть оbytʹ o, речь идёт о ...rečʹ idjót o ...
Examples
7682 sentencesSomething 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
This is a story about stars.
Це історія про зірки. — Ahha
ruЭто рассказ о звездах. — sharptoothed
deDies ist eine Geschichte über Sterne. — Zaghawa
You may be right about that.
Можливо, ти маєш рацію щодо цього. — deniko
ruВозможно, вы правы в этом. — nami
deDamit könntest du recht haben. — al_ex_an_der
I am thinking about my children.
Я думаю про своїх дітей. — deniko
ruЯ думаю о своих детях. — sharptoothed
deIch denke an meine Kinder. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Forms
is about, being about, was about, been about| Base form | be about · to be about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | is about |
| Present participle | being about |
| Past simple | was about |
| Past participle | been about |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- be withспати зTo have sex with.
- be onTo be ranked at (something), based on polling.
- be intoTo enjoy and/or like something in a sexual way or as a fetish.
- be aroundTo be alive, existent, or present.
- be alongTo arrive.
- be aboutTo have (something) as a primary focus.
- be toEspecially, to be expected to (do something).
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.