about
Aussprache: [/əˈbaʊt/]
Wort
Kontext: „approximation“
(adverb) used to indicate an approximate location, time, or quantity. It means not exactly but around that area or amount.
Beispiel
I'll be there at about 3 o'clock.
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The meeting will start at exactly 3 o'clock, not about.
Beispiel
Can you tell me about how many candies you have?
Kontext: „topic“
(preposition) used to show the subject or topic of something. It means concerning or related to that specific thing.
Beispiel
We talked about our favorite movies.
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The book is about history, not science.
Beispiel
What is that movie about?
Kontext: „relationship“
(adjective) used to describe a general sense of being near something. It means nearby or close in distance.
Beispiel
They live in houses about a mile apart.
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My house is far away, not about a mile from school.
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Is the park about a mile from your house?
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