about
October 14, 2018
about
Origin of about
before 900; Middle English aboute(n), Old English abūtan, onbūtan on the outside of (a- a-1 + būtan outside(see but1, but2), equivalent to b(e) by1 + ūtan), cognate with Gothic utana, Old Norse, Old Saxon ūtan, OldFrisian ūta, Old High German ūzan(a) outside; see out; cf. above, abaft for formation
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Related Words for about
around, almost, nearly, roughly, nearby, through, approximately, back, backward, round, anyhow, practically, apropos, regarding, touching, adjacent, beside, surrounding, throughoutabout
Word Origin for about
Old English abūtan, onbūtan on the outside of, around, from on + būtan outside
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