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About

It's one of those words that students call "these little words we don't really know what they're for"

but that happen to be very useful when you know them!

1) ABOUT: (on the subject of):

- To talk about something (+ noun)

- To talk about why...

- To think about

- To be sorry about something

2) ABOUT: (approximately/ more or less)

- The child was about two years old.

3) TO BE ABOUT TO DO SOMETHING.(on the point of)

- The train was about to enter the station.

4) A FEW EXPRESSIONS:

- To be crazy about something

- To see about something: I must see about getting some food prepared for our guests tonight

- How about + ing... / What about + ing...? : suggesting

- I walked about the streets

- There were books lying about the room

- Turn about GB)/ around(US)

- To bang about/ around

- To be on about: to speak endlessly

- It's about time+ subjunctive.

- To be up and about...

- To do an about-face

- Along about 4 (around 4 o'clock)

Here we are! That's all! Not very difficult, is it? Go for the test!

... and thanks for working with me...

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