Dictionary Check: about

"about" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

adjective

on the move

Example: "up and about"
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adverb

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

Example: "lasted approximately an hour"
adverb

all around or on all sides

Example: "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"
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adverb

in the area or vicinity

Example: "a few spectators standing about"
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adverb

used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction

Example: "wandering about with no place to go"
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adverb

in or to a reversed position or direction

Example: "about face"
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