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How to Use "About" with Example Sentences
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about
(adv):
almost; close to doing something
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Used with adjectives:
"
Are you
about
ready
?
"
(ready, finished, done)
"
The cake was
about
gone
.
"
(gone, done, finished)
"
I'm
about
halfway
there.
"
(halfway)
Used with verbs:
"
They are
about
to
leave
.
"
(leave, go, depart, take off)
"
He is
about
to
get
angry.
"
(get, become)
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about
(prep):
concerning; on the subject of
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Used with verbs:
"
The movie
is
about
aliens.
"
(be: is/am/are)
"
What do you
know
about
the accident?
"
(know, remember, recall)
"
Tell
me
about
your experience.
"
(tell, explain to, describe to)
"
Let's
talk
about
it.
"
(talk, sing, pray, think)
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about
(adj):
moving from one place to another
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Used with verbs:
"
He
is
out and
about
.
"
(be: is/am/are)
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