about |əˈbout|preposition
1 on the subject of; concerning : I was thinking about you | I asked him about his beliefs.• so as to affect : there’s nothing we can do about it.• ( be about) be involved or to do with; have the intention of : it’s all about having fun.
2 used to indicate movement within a particular area : she looked about the room.
3 used to express location in a particular place : rugs strewn about the hall | he produced a knife from somewhere about his person.• used to describe a quality apparent in a person : there was a look about her that said everything.
adverb
1 used to indicate movement in an area : men were floundering about | finding my way about.
2 used to express location in a particular place : there was a lot of flu about | a thief about in the hotel.
3 (used with a number or quantity) approximately : reduced by about 5 percent| he’s about 35.
phrases
about to do something intending to do something or close to doing something very soon : the ceremony was about to begin.be not about to do something be unwilling to do something : he is not about to step down after so long.how about see how
1 .just about see just .know what one is about informal be aware of the implications of one’s actions or of a situation, and of how best to deal with them.up and about see up .what about see what.
ORIGIN Old English onbūtan, from on + būtan [outside of.]
A convoluted prose on the inner secrets, thoughts, imaginations, opinions, expressions, theories and teachings from the <property of reuben>
These will be used in an upcoming autobiography. Some may be be further from the truth, while some may not be. Interpretation will be up to the reader.
No apologies will be given.
No offense will be taken.
No holds barred.
Read on.
